Panama's water wheel trash collector keeps plastic at bay | National | caledonianrecord.com

A trash-collecting machine powered by a water wheel and solar panels has prevented hundreds of tons of plastic and other garbage from Panama from littering mangroves and the ocean.

All kinds of trash flow down rivers running through Panama City and end up on the coastline of the Central American nation.

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