Port of Hueneme installs Seabin to clean the ocean of unwanted litter

PORT HUENEME—Port of Hueneme is taking action to keep their waters clean. The port, over Memorial Day weekend, installed a revolutionary new device, known as a Seabin, to collect trash in the ocean. The Port of Hueneme announced on its official Twitter page: “The Seabin started operation this weekend at the Port – a “trash skimmer” installed in a water body and acting as a floating garbage bin skimming the surface of the water by pumping water into the device. Keeping our waters clean and our environment green! @Seabin_project” Attached to the Twitter post was a brief video of the Seabin performing its job at the port; the contraption, which looks similar to a pool pump, appeared to be fully operational. The bin has a removable portion with a netted surface that serves to separate the trash from the water as trash is pumped into the bin. Allegedly, the netting is so fine it can even collect microbeads from liquid soap products, which in recent years caused much controversy. Marina staff can remove the bin from the yellow pump portion of the Seabin and empty the trash just as they would a normal trashcan. The official website states: “The V5 Seabin unit is...