Waste Enhanced Beach Experience (WEBE)
Three phases:
- Collection: concentrate/collect
- Production: shred/rinse/melt/mold
- Enhancement: beach/nearshore
COLLECTION
Concentrate. A mobile boom anchored to the shore oriented toward dominant debris-directing influences concentrates debris to optimize collection. Collect. A mobile skimmer ‘rides’ the boom and can collect debris on either side while moving mauka or makai (solar electric).
PRODUCTION
Shred. Collected debris is shredded further; the shredder can also accept material gathered by beach-goers. Rinse. Rinsing removes salt and unwanted contaminants; water is recirculated and filtered (solar electric). Melt/Mold. Melting/molding take place in a parabolic solar oven (solar thermal). The production system is containerized and can be transported to support many sites as the debris accumulates at different collection systems.
ENHANCEMENT
Waste Enhanced Beach Experience (WEBEs) are rigid plastic shapes that can enhance the beach-going experience in both the beach and nearshore environments. The devices may be employed in a formal way managed by water safety personnel or beach management (resort), or they may be employed freely, allowed to meander with the environmental influences and/or users’ desires (free/multi-use programing).
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