Mr. Trash Wheel

It is powered by a water wheel and solar cells, and rakes trash from the harbor onto an onboard conveyor belt which routes it into a dumpster on the vessel.

The Mr. Trash Wheel vessel is part of the Waterfront Partnership of the City of Baltimore's "Healthy Harbor Initiative".

[4] On April 20, 2015, after the first significant rain storm of the season, Mr. Trash Wheel removed 19 tons of garbage from Baltimore's waterfront on that one day.

What Works Studio creative strategist Justin Allen was immediately struck with the organic look of the device and suggested personifying it with googly eyes and giving it a name.

In March 2016, Key Tech, a Baltimore-based technology solutions company, donated a more robust pair of permanent eyes.

Working with Kellett, Panamanian officials were able to secure a grant to place a trash wheel in Panama City.