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This new drone technology is being used to clean Ontario’s Great Lakes. Here’s how | Globalnews.ca

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The PixieDrone debuted on Lake Simcoe , which is connected to Lake Huron’s Georgian Bay via the Severn River , in Barrie last week .

It will be used at other Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup locations across the region starting in Spring next year .

The remote-controlled drone can collect up to 160 litres of debris in one outing, roughly the size of a bathtub.

Pollution Probe CEO Christopher Hilkene said the new technology will allow them to remove significantly more plastic.

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