Litter Removal Options

Parks Dept Litter Collection Boat

Parks Department Litter Collection Boat

On to next trap

The Parks Department litter collection boat moves onto the next trap

At the Satilla River’s Bandalong Litter Trap Launch press event, the crowd watches as the crane moves the lift-out basket to the shore.

The crane moves the lift-out basket to the dumpster where

The crane moves the lift-out basket to the dumpster where workers then empty the litter

The crane returns the lift-out basket to the Bandalong Litter Trap in the Satilla River in Waycross, Georgia

Crane and Lift-Out Basket

A crane moves the lift-out basket to the shore to be emptied.

Crane moves the lift-out basket from Bandalong Litter Trap in the Satilla River, Waycross, Georgia

Crane lifts the lift-out basket of the Bandalong Litter Trap in the Satilla River, Waycross, Georgia

Parks Dept Litter Collection Boat

Parks Department Litter Collection Boat

Clamshell 1

Boom arm with clamshell swings over to grab litter from the trap.

Clamshell 2

Clamshell boom swings to back of boat

Clamshell 3

Clamshell opens and litter falls into cages

Clamshell 4

Clamshell removes litter

Clamshell 5

Clamshell Scooper Bucket

On to next trap

The Parks Department litter collection boat moves onto the next trap

Groundwork

Volunteers from Limestone College clean out the Bandalong Litter Trap in Watts Branch Creek – Washington, DC

Watts Branch

Bandalong Litter Trap in Watts Branch fills with trash and debris

bags of trash removed from trap

GWARDC volunteers remove several bags of trash from the Watts Branch Creek Bandalong Litter Trap in Washington DC

Groundwork