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Interceptor 006 captured over 250 truckloads of trash – and counting – in just a few hours in the first flood of the year.

Interceptor 006 captured hundreds of truckloads of trash – and counting – in just a few hours in the first flood of the year – all prevented from reaching the Caribbean Sea. We call our deployment in the Rio Las Vacas the Interceptor Barricade: a set of two strategically located floating booms which capture plastic while allowing the force of the flooding river to pass underneath. The booms are chained to foundations dug deep into the riverside and set in concrete, ensuring Interceptor 006 has the strength and stability needed to stop and retain such enormous quantities of trash repeatedly throughout the rainy season.

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