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Robotic beach cleaner deployed to tackle Great Lakes plastic pollution


CHARLEVOIX — Around 22 million pounds of plastic debris end up in the Great Lakes every year, according to Jennifer McKay, chief policy and government affairs director at the Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council.  

A staggering 90 percent of these plastics, including water bottles, bags, silverware and straws, find their way onto beaches. In addition to the unsightly litter, the trash poses a danger to animals and plants that make their homes along the Great Lakes.

To combat this environmental crisis, the Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council has collaborated with the Great Lakes Plastic Clean-up Project to procure a robotic beach cleaning device aimed at removing plastic waste from Lake Michigan beaches and inland lake beaches. Approval from the State of Michigan and several neighboring municipalities has been secured for the deployment of this robot, known as the BeBot



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