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Floating 鈥榮ea bins鈥� come to France鈥檚 ocean ports

Floating sea 鈥渞ubbish bins鈥� that suck up rubbish in the ocean and improve seawater quality are to be adopted across the country after being successfully tested in the H茅rault (Occitanie).

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Dubbed the 鈥淪eabin鈥�, the rubbish collector floats in the ocean - near beaches or marinas - and sucks up litter such as plastic bags, bottles and other debris.

Originally created in Australia, it has been tested in France in Grande-Motte in the H茅rault since November 2017.

The Marseille coast began using the 鈧�3,300 Seabin this month, and the . Paris is set to buy six of the models this summer, to help clean up its ports and waterways.

The Seabin has also been hailed as a clever educational tool.

脡ric Pallier, port director in Grande-Motte, : 鈥淭his is not only a product, it is also a real step forward in increasing young people鈥檚 sensitivity [to the problem of ocean waste]. They are already quite aware, but we must try to use this product to help educate people.鈥�

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