What is Mr. Trash Wheel?
[[File:Mr. Trash Wheel (27582099121).jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Mr. Trash Wheel (2016)]] '''Mr. Trash Wheel''' also known as the '''Inner Harbor Trash Wheel''', is a [[trash interceptor]]. It removes trash from the [[Inner Harbor]] in [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]]. It is powered by [[water power|water]] and [[solar power]]. It moves through the water and sorts trash into a conveyor belt that empties it into a dumpster on the vessel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/green/blog/bs-md-ci-water-wheel-trash-0423-20150422-story.html|title=Water Wheel scoops 19 tons of Inner Harbor trash in one day|first=Joe|last=Burris|publisher=|access-date=2017-07-06|archive-date=2017-07-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706153916/http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/green/blog/bs-md-ci-water-wheel-trash-0423-20150422-story.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Overview == Mr. Trash Wheel removes garbage from the Inner Harbor. The garbage comes from the streets flowing into the water, particularly during storms.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2014/06/23/324738205/baltimores-water-wheel-keeps-on-turning-pulling-in-tons-of-trash|title=Baltimore's Water Wheel Keeps On Turning, Pulling In Tons Of Trash|website=NPR.org}}</ref> Usually the [[current (fluid)|current]] from the [[Jones Falls]] river powers the wheel's movement. When the stream is slow it is powered by [[solar panel]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/02/mr-trash-wheels-professor-trash-wheels-baltimore-harbor-ocean-trash-pickup/|title=Googly-Eyed Trash Eaters May Clean a Harbor Near You|date=17 February 2017|publisher=}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Baltimore]] [[Category:Waste]]