Mr. Trash Wheel is a social media celebrity, a Baltimore landmark, and part of the semiautonomous trash interceptor family in the Baltimore Harbor and surrounding waters. Using renewable energy and their giant googly-eyes, the Mr. Trash Wheel family cleans the Harbor, educates the public, and provides data to inform anti-litter legislation.

Mr. Trash Wheel is a trash interceptor that removes trash from the Jones Falls river as it empties into the Inner Harbor in Baltimore, Maryland. It is powered by a water wheel and solar cells, and rakes trash from the harbor onto an onboard conveyor belt which routes it into a dumpster on the vessel. Mr. Trash Wheel was invented by John Kellett ...

May 9, 2014 · Baltimore's Mr. Trash Wheel Family is made up of four devices: Mr. Trash Wheel (2014), Professor Trash Wheel (2016), Captain Trash Wheel (2018), and Gwynnda the Good Wheel of the West (2021).

Sustainably powered and built to withstand the biggest storms, Mr. Trash Wheel uses a unique blend of solar and hydro power to pull hundreds of tons of trash out of the water each year. Using containment booms, trash flowing down the river is funneled …

Nov 30, 2023 · Located in the heart of Baltimore Harbor, Mr. Trash Wheel is a marvel of engineering and environmental stewardship that tirelessly works to remove trash and debris from the waterway. Through...

Meet Mr. Trash Wheel, an innovative waste collection invention and well-loved member of the Baltimore community. Located in the heart of Baltimore Harbor, Mr. Trash Wheel is a marvel of engineering and environmental stewardship that tirelessly works to …

Apr 20, 2024 · Mr. Trash Wheel, the googly-eyed, solar-powered trash interceptor who sits where the Jones Falls meets the Inner Harbor, has been gobbling garbage for 10 years. The Healthy Harbor Initiative and the Waterfront Partnership are celebrating his 10th anniversary with a sold-out party Saturday night.

May 6, 2022 · The city of Baltimore, Maryland, has a unique solution in the Baltimore Harbor: a giant conveyor belt with five-foot googly eyes named Mr. Trash Wheel. Mr. Trash Wheel is a floating trash interceptor—a device that picks up trash from the waters—powered by the water’s natural currents and solar panels.

Apr 23, 2024 · Mr. Trash Wheel is a national icon. Since his installment in the Inner Harbor in 2014, his popularity led to the installment of other trash-collecting wheels, like Gwynnda the Good Wheel of...

Apr 26, 2023 · Baltimore’s famous trash-eating mascot just celebrated his ninth birthday. You’re surprised to find yourself a little misty-eyed at this Harbor Day parade. The 60-foot float carrying the retired...