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California’s Port of Long Beach is working with one of its tenants to remove surface pollution from the water.<\/p>\n
Marathon Pipe Line (MPL), part of Marathon Petroleum\u2019s midstream segment, MPLX, recently installed two electric trash skimmers at its dock in Terminal 2, and the port agreed to pick up the trash for disposal at a reduced cost.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe skimmers are attached to the dock. They float and go up and down with the tide, using a system similar to a swimming pool skimmer to suck in trash,\u201d said Marathon Petroleum Advanced Emergency Preparedness Professional Court Hemerick.<\/p>\n
The skimmers have taken MPL\u2019s trash collection efforts at the port to new heights. In the past, employee volunteers would conduct an annual trash cleanup around the dock in Terminal 2. Teams would spend hours manually gathering debris, accumulating as much as 500 pounds of trash during each year\u2019s effort. The skimmers are now gathering more than 500 pounds every two weeks.<\/p>\n
Each device has a 120-volt motor that allows for continuous operation, moving more than 300 gallons of water a minute. Floating debris is retained in a bin that is six-feet wide and four-feet deep.<\/p>\n
\u201cBy helping to make the port cleaner, we know we are eliminating potential hazards for aquatic birds in particular. This illustrates our company\u2019s commitment to environmental stewardship and making investments that help protect biodiversity.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe skimmers can each hold roughly 120 to 130 pounds of trash. Currently, employee volunteers from MPL engineering, maintenance and operations, as well as our emergency preparedness group, are helping manage this effort,\u201d Hemerick said. \u201cIt takes one to two people to scoop out the trash into bags, using nets, and then dispose of the bags in a dumpster.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cReducing debris in the water goes hand-in-hand with wildlife conservation,\u201d said MPL Region Manager Tim Hayes. \u201cBy helping to make the port cleaner, we know we are eliminating potential hazards for aquatic birds in particular. This illustrates our company\u2019s commitment to environmental stewardship and making investments that help protect biodiversity.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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