Mr.

Trash Wheel and Professor Trash Wheel, the latter of which was installed in December, are
solar- and hydro-powered trash interceptors based in Baltimore's Inner Harbor, clearing debris
before it enters the Chesapeake Bay. Over a million pounds of trash has been pulled out of the water
by Mr. Trash Wheel since it was installed in May 2014.

The trash wheel’s creator, John Kellett, worked on the harbor for years and saw garbage floating on
the water every day. A sailor and engineer, he approached the city and offered to take a stab at
cleaning up the harbor. He built a pilot trash wheel and installed it in 2008.

Watching Mr. Trash Wheel in action is almost hypnotic. Two booms extend from its body, guiding
trash flowing from the tributary toward its mouth, where a conveyor belt slowly carries the trash up a
ramp and deposits it in a dumpster, located under a canopy. An automated rake helps the trash up the
ramp. When the dumpster is full, a boat takes it to a truck that transports it to be emptied in a nearby
incineration facility; the burned trash is used to make electricity for Maryland homes. (The hope is
that, eventually, it will be sorted and recycled.) To date, Mr. Trash Wheel has collected
approximately twelve hundred and thirty-three tons of trash and debris—mostly plastic bags and
bottles, cigarette butts, and foam containers,.