City of Tampa's trash boat, Litter Skimmer

Litter Skimmer

Tampa's Litter Skimmer

The Litter Skimmer, by the City of Tampa's Solid Waste & Environmental Program Management Department, picks up floating trash and debris around Tampa Bay waterways, preventing additional litter from affecting local marine ecosystems.

Tampa wide litter prevention and cleanup efforts include the Litter Skimmer, City of Tampa Neighborhood Enhancement, City of Tampa Stormwater Department, Tampa Police Department, and Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful.

For more information on litter prevention and cleanup efforts, including a litter hotline, visit Keep It Clean, Tampa.

Map showing the areas where the Litter Skimmer picks up ocean debris

CLICK TO OPEN LARGE MAP: The Litter Skimmer route covers a vast area of water from the Howard Frankland Bridge to the Tampa Overpass Canal in the east to the Hillsborough Dam in the north!

 Keep It Clean, Tampa
Litter Skimmer FAQs
Boat Christening and Launch of Litter Skimmer

Did you know

the Litter Skimmer collects up to 39,000 pounds of trash per year?

Litter Skimmer saving wildlife
According to National Geographic, ocean plastic kills millions of marine animals and seabirds yearly.
Single use plastic straws are a top contributor to aquatic pollution
As many as 8.3 billion plastic straws pollute the world's beaches.
Plastic bags kill marine animals
More than 100,000 marine animals are killed by plastic bags annually.
scientists estimate that there will be more plastic than fish in the ocean by weight in 2050
Plastics often break down into smaller and smaller particles, called microplastics, which can be ingested by both animals and people and remain in our environment for hundreds of years or longer.

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