AlphaMERS deploys floating trash barriers, tandem sweeping boats and floating wetlands that capture solid waste while letting water, aquatic life and boats pass freely.
AlphaMERS floating trash barriers (FTBs) are standing mesh structures with hydrostatic and hydrodynamic stability. They capture floating solid waste while allowing water to flow through freely.
Positioned diagonally across a waterway, the barrier directs trash towards a collection point on the bank, where it can be removed efficiently — turning a constant flood of plastic into a problem that can actually be captured.
From the first pilots in Bengaluru and Chennai to commercial deployments nationwide.
For open water and lake edges, AlphaMERS developed a waterjet-propelled boat system that operates in pairs to sweep the surface clean.
A family of complementary tools that keep surfaces clean, prevent pollution and restore waterways.
Full-width interception of floating debris with stable, flow-through mesh structures.
Waterjet boats that clear surface trash and weeds across a 10 m swath.
Engineered floating vegetation that helps remove biota and improve water quality.
Solutions to isolate discharge sites and stop waste entering rivers in the first place.
The 132 m barrier across the Adyar river collects floating waste passively — no boats, no fuel. The white specks among the floating biota are plastics and thermocol.
Everything is funnelled to a floating gate at the downstream end, where two people on the riverbank use light hand tools to pick out only the plastics. The remaining biota is released downstream, free of plastics — batch processing that cleans the river without stripping it of life.
Watch how Capt. D C Sekhar turned a simple idea into a working river cleanup system. The floating trash barrier uses the current to steer plastics and thermocol to the bank, where they are collected without power, fuel or machinery.
We deploy turnkey systems for municipalities, government bodies and CSR partners.