Lansing could get a “bubble barrier” to clean Grand River plastic pollution—the first in the U.S.

The first long-term bubble barrier was installed in Amsterdam’s Westerdok canal in 2019. The Grand River in Lansing could be getting the first bubble barrier in the United States. Credit: The Great Bubble Barrier.

A new technology using bubbles to clean up plastic pollution in waterways could be making its United States debut in Lansing.

Researchers at Grand Valley State University and Michigan State University are collaborating to find out if a “bubble barrier” would effectively collect trash in the Grand River…

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