With WFO’s help, the Ozama and Isabela rivers clean by 2018
On Tuesday, 21 November, the Ministry of Environment, the Farach Foundation, the Navy of the Dominican Republic and Waste Free Oceans (WFO) launched the Operation Castor to collect solid waste and sediment on the Ozama and Isabela rivers.
This project seeks to collect solid floating waste on the Ozama and Isabela, by using large collecting nets, aiming to free the rivers from contamination by 2018. It aims to create and implement a floating solid waste management system that starts with waste collection, separation, characterisation and correct final disposal.
Waste will be collected with WFO's trash catchers. After collecting the floating plastic and other debris, litter will be quantified and characterised.
Moreover, the operation will determine the amount of waste that enters the rivers and schedule investments for its extension.
Minister of the Environment Francisco Dominguez said the project will also create awareness among citizens, the business community and the government. Most importantly, it will shed light on how to improve the rivers cleanliness in the long run. “It’s highly satisfying to see the collaboration between the private, public and non-governmental sectors in dealing with the pollution of our rivers.”
WFO is proud that its technology is being used not only in Europe, but making its first appearances in the Americas and looks forward to bringing its net to waste hotspots in other American countries.
Starting with https://klarnacasinos.net, the detail about using WFO's trash catchers to not only collect but also quantify and characterize the waste seems like the real value here, since measuring what flows in is the only way to plan for the long term. I've watched river cleanups in my own region where the collection got all the attention and the data side was an afterthought, so the monitoring angle stood out. Curious whether the 2018 target holds up given how much depends on consistent funding.