Environmental & Conservation

River & waterway trash interception

Autonomous interceptors removing plastic from rivers.

People ask for this as: “river trash robot”, “Interceptor”

How it works

Robots used

  • Interceptor

Ways to buy it

  • Purchase Buy the robot (plus software and service plans, usually).
  • Service — you pay for the outcome (one inspection, one show, X acres).

Bot or Not?

A robot makes sense when…

  • The job is high, dangerous, or hard to reach
  • It is huge or repetitive (acres, nights, square metres)
  • You need data you will compare over time
  • You need eyes on it right now

Hire a human when…

  • It is small, low and one-off
  • It needs hands, judgement or a repair
  • Weather, permits or timing make robots awkward
  • Nobody has defined the job yet

Here's the catch for this job

  • Partner with local conservation groups who may already have data.
  • Thermal surveys work best at dawn.

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What it costs

Published ranges, each with a receipt. Not quotes: your price depends on scope, location and date. older price = 18+ months.

No published prices yet. We only show prices we can link to a source, and we haven't found one for this yet. Requesting quotes is the fastest way to find out, and every request helps us map the real market.

Price history

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What to specify and ask

Put these in your request and you'll get a real price instead of "it depends":

  1. Survey area and location
  2. Target species or parameter
  3. Season/date
  4. Deliverables (counts, maps, samples)
  5. Permits held

Rules and regulation

Wildlife disturbance rules, protected area permits and aviation rules apply.

General information, not legal advice. Rules change; ask the operator which permits they hold and verify them.

Providers who do this

Ranmarine

🇳🇱 NL Serves global

Dutch maker of WasteShark aquadrones that collect floating waste.

  • Purchase
  • RaaS
  • 2 jobs
  • Oct 25, 2026

The Ocean Cleanup

🇳🇱 NL Serves global

Dutch nonprofit deploying Interceptor systems on rivers.

  • Service
  • Public quote page
  • 1 job
  • Oct 25, 2026

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