France

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Plastic Vortex is a system that captures floating plastic waste from rivers using a device that does not use any electrical or fuel power. Nearly 80% of the waste pollution in the oceans comes from urban pollution through rivers. Plastic Vortex aims to reduce such upstream pollution using a simple system that captures the waste floating down rivers. The Plastic Vortex system consists of a floating platform connected with floating arms that make a V-shape. The system faces the downstream flow of a river. All floating waste is captured by the arms and directed towards the platform at the centre. The waste is transferred to a tub by a conveyor belt, which is rotated by turbines that run on the river currents and not on electricity or fuel. The tub is carried to the shore using a hand-operated pulley. The floating devices and arms are made of waste materials like plastic bottles. 

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