Playa del Rey the Ballona Creek Trash Interceptor 007 is a completely automated solar-powered trash collection device designed to capture floating plastic and trash before it can reach the ocean.

Playa del Rey the Ballona Creek Trash Interceptor 007 is a completely automated solar-powered trash collection device designed to capture floating plastic and trash before it can reach the ocean. The ...

On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the permanent implementation of the Ballona Creek Trash Interceptor Project, which was deployed in October 2022 with a ...

The Interceptor 007 was towed into place in October 2022. At the time, the Ocean Cleanup team estimated that Ballona Creek emitted about 28,800 pounds of plastic per year.

The trash interceptor is positioned in Ballona Creek in the Playa del Rey area of Los Angeles in 2021.

In the first storm season of a two-year pilot project, Ballona Creek Trash Interceptor 007 stopped nearly 155,000 pounds of garbage from flowing out to the ocean.

In the first storm season of a two-year pilot project, California's groundbreaking Ballona Creek Trash Interceptor 007 stopped nearly 155,000 pounds of garbage from flowing out to the ocean.