The newly deployed trash collector at the Ballona Creek mouth in Playa del Rey has been damaged by the recent storms. The solar powered floating Trash Interceptor 007 is a pilot project the County of ...

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The Ballona Creek Trash Interceptor 007, shown in January, serves as a last line of defense against garbage that would otherwise be swept into the Pacific Ocean. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) ...

The California coast, considered by so many to be a treasure, is now struggling with the threat of pollution. In Los Angeles County, an innovative device is collecting trash to stop waste from ...

Los Angeles, California-Oct. 6, 2022-The Ballona Creek trash interceptor is positioned in the Ballona Creek in Playa del Rey area of Los Angeles on Oct. 6, 2021. The interceptor is a 2-year pilot ...

After back-to-back January atmospheric rivers dumped rain on Los Angeles, the Ballona Creek Trash Interceptor 007 was in rough shape. Debris swept downstream by high, turbulent water had damaged one ...