‘Seabin’ to begin collecting plastic in Howth harbour

The country’s latest floating plastic collector (or ‘seabin’) is to be installed in Howth harbour, on the north Dublin coastline, this week.

Marine biologist and Howth resident Rowan Byrne raised money through a crowd-funding campaign to purchase the device, which can collect up to 20 kilos of water-borne debris, including microplastics.