Aquapod® · Dockside collection
Continuous pollution interception
where you need it most.
Aquapod: continuous floating waste collection for marinas and harbours
Aquapod gives harbour masters, marina owners, CEOs and operations teams a continuous way to intercept floating rubbish, plastics, oils and other pollution where it gathers around pontoons.
Aquapod is installed where floating pollution naturally accumulates. It continuously draws floating material from the surrounding water and captures it for removal, helping keep problem areas cleaner without relying entirely on repeated manual clean-up.
The challenge
Pollution does not follow
your cleaning schedule.
Floating plastics, litter, oils and other pollution naturally collect around pontoons, corners, berths and areas of sheltered water.
Your team cleans it.
Then it comes back.
And somebody has to deal with it again.
There is a better way to keep on top of it.
At the waterline
What Aquapod intercepts.
- Floating litter and debris
- Macroplastics
- Microplastics of 1 mm or greater
- Organic debris
- Leaves and seaweed
- Minor oil and diesel surface films using replaceable absorbents
A controlled waterfall draws floating pollution into the basin, where a removable big-bag holds solid material and replaceable absorbents capture minor oil and diesel surface films. The unit balances like a seesaw, regulated by an internal pump.
Features
- 24/7 or periodic collection
- Designed for suitable jetty or pontoon infrastructure, subject to site assessment
- Cloud-connected and silent in operation
- Over 350-litre collection capacity
- Patented, award-winning innovation
How it works.
The Waterfall
Naturally attracts waste into Aquapod's basin.
Waste Collection
Removable big-bag for solid material. Minor oil and diesel surface films are captured using replaceable absorbents.
Balancing System
Aquapod balances like a seesaw; flow is pump-controlled.
In practice
Built for the people
who have to operate it.
A pollution solution only works if it also works for the people responsible for the harbour or marina. From installation and operation to emptying, maintenance and monitoring, our focus is making continuous pollution interception as straightforward as possible for the team using it.
- 01
Install
Fitted to suitable existing jetty or pontoon infrastructure at an identified accumulation point, following a site assessment.
- 02
Operate
The unit runs continuously or on a set pattern, drawing in floating material.
- 03
Empty
The big-bag is removed using the agreed lifting method. Used absorbents are replaced and handled through the approved local waste route.
- 04
Reset
The unit is returned to operation by the harbour or marina team.
- 05
Monitor
Activity is visible remotely through Clean Impact View.
What we agree before commissioning
Every installation needs a clear operating and waste journey before the Aquapod is commissioned.
- A named person or team responsible for operation
- A safe access and lifting method
- An agreed emptying and inspection frequency
- An authorised destination for recovered material
- A defined maintenance and service route
- An agreed ongoing operating budget
Aquapod is emptied, maintained and serviced by people. It is designed to reduce repetitive manual clean-up rather than remove the need for a team.
Belfast Harbour · Live deployment
Operating in a
live working harbour.
NETZERO Alchemists is already working in Belfast Harbour, where Aquapod has been deployed in a live harbour environment to continuously intercept floating pollution.
The River Lagan carries urban debris, plastics and surface pollution downstream toward the waterfront with tide, weather and river flow. It gathers in the sheltered water of the marina. Aquapod works continuously at the waterline there, intercepting floating plastics, debris, microplastics and oil film so that accumulation is dealt with as it arrives.
“We hope Belfast Harbour can act as a benchmark for how practical innovation can support improving water quality and creating better environments.”
What it intercepts at the waterline
- Floating litter
- Macroplastics
- Microplastics of 1 mm or greater
- Organic debris
- Minor oil and diesel surface films
- Leaves and seaweed
“We collect smaller stuff with the Aquapod than we could do by hand.”
The NZA system
One problem.
A connected response.
AQUAPOD
Fixed, continuous collection where floating pollution accumulates.
CLEAN IMPACT VIEW
Records what has been recovered and the environmental activity taking place.
AQUADRONE
Mobile autonomous capability for pollution beyond fixed collection points, designed in partnership and collaboration with Maritime Robotics.
