Newport Beach trash interceptor nearing completion
LA TimesA city official notes that the $5.5-million Newport Beach trash interceptor could not only reduce trash in Upper Newport Bay but could also offer students to learn more about the environment. “We’re the end of the pipe, right?” John Kappeler, a senior civil engineer in the Newport Beach Public Works Department told the Daily Pilot Tuesday. “But when you look at the hurdles and things we had to do to get there, we’re quite proud of it, to be honest.” Unlike Mr. Trash Wheel, which uses barges to haul loads to pickup sites, Newport Beach’s interceptor operates from a fixed position and deposits garbage into dumpsters on land. The last thing in the world we want is some sort of catastrophic failure and this thing heading towards the bridge.” Once it’s operational, the interceptor might be able to catch as much as 80% of the trash that could otherwise drift into Upper Newport Bay, Kappeler said.
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