Mr. Trash Wheel

Mr. Trash Wheel. . , The amazing machine you see before you uses a combination of old and new technology to harness the power of water and sunlight to pick up litter and debris flowing down the Jones Falls stream., How Does Mr. Trash Wheel Work? ,

➊ The current of the river carries trash that is collected by the trash booms. , ➋ The raking system lifts trash and debris from the water and deposits it on the conveyor belt. , ➌ The conveyor belt deposits trash into a dumpster floating on a separate barge. , ➍ The current of the river provides power to turn the water wheel that runs the conveyor belt. , ➎ When the dumpster is full, it is towed away by boat and a new dumpster is put in place. , ➏ Solar panels provide additional power to keep the machine running even when there is not enough water current. , ➐ The sail fabric cover protects the trash monitoring equipment and the dumpster barge. , ➑ Googly eyes make everyone love Mr. Trash Wheel.

, Where Does the Trash Come From? , When it rains, water carries litter off streets and into storm drains, which flow unfiltered into neighborhood streams. These streams carry litter into the Baltimore Harbor and the Chesapeake Bay., The map shows the Jones Falls Watershed, which drains fifty-eight square miles of land. Trash collected by Mr. Trash Wheel collected by Mr. Trash Wheel could come from anywhere in the Jones Falls watershed area., Help Us Put Mr. Trash Wheel on a Diet! , The most important thing you can do to help Mr. Trash Wheel is replace single-use plastics with reusable items. For example, use a reusable water bottle instead of a plastic one and bring reusable bags with you to the store. Passing new laws helps too! When Maryland banned foam takeout containers, Mr. Trash Wheel saw an 85% reduction in floating foam litter., The Trash Wheel Family , Professor Trash Wheel . Mr. Trash Wheel . Gwynnda the Good Wheel of the West . Captain Trash Wheel, Trash Wheel Facts , Throughout the 19th century, the current of the Jones Falls powered much of the industry of Baltimore by turning the water wheels of mills along the Falls. Today, the Jones Falls powers Mr. Trash Wheel, helping to keep the Baltimore harbor clean., The trash wheels remove 500 tons of trash and debris from the Baltimore Harbor every year., Don't See Any Trash? , 90% of trash gathered by the trash wheels is picked up during and just after a rainstorm., Sun Power! , 2,500 watts of electricity can be produced by Mr. Trash Wheel's solar panels on a sunny day. That's enough to power a typical Maryland home.