Case Studies

Wahieke Island Litter Hotspot study. Assessment of the LittaTrap in 34 locations in 12-month pilot study identifying trash hotspots.

"SWIMS has a lot of experience in installing trash control devices in California, and we like the flexibility of the LittaTrap design and ease of installation.”

Toyota installed LittaTraps as part of a pilot to showcase how effectively they can achieve their sustainability goals.

LittaTrap effective at reducing plastic pellet loss on a plastic manufacturing site in Canada

Between June-December 2019, the LittaTrap unit caught a total of 473 gross pollutants. Almost 60 percent of all pollutants were cigarettes.

Of the 1,342 pieces of litter caught, 816 pieces were plastic

Despite the area enforcing a full smoking ban, cigarettes were still the most frequently caught substance.

'....Chemicals released from cigarettes release enough toxins to kill over fifty percent of the fish exposed to those toxins within 96 hours....'

Toronto's laneways can be a significant contributor to the rubbish found in The Great Lakes

A total of 1203 pieces of plastic and other pollutants stopped from entering the stormwater system & reaching the Waitamata Harbour.

LittaTrap stops litter from Mainfreight site reaching Lake Ontario. 83% of litter counted was plastic.

A pilot study at snow yard to monitior LittaTrap peformance over 18 months resulted in installation of 15 units

In a 12-week education-monitoring programme 2,680 pieces of plastic and litter were caught and counted.

Five kg's of plastic pellets captured from one LittaTrap in a 12 month monitoring period

One LittaTrap in a single catch basin captured over 2000 cigarette butts.

97% capture of the smallest particles including fine polystyrene from an industrial site.

Over 300 pieces of litter stopped from reaching the waterways from a loading zone.