In Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, Mr. Trash Wheel rakes it in (Video)

By Jennifer Munoz, Correspondent

BALTIMORE — It runs on a mix of water and solar power. Rakes attached to a conveyor belt pull in trash, which then gets dropped into a floating dumpster. Meet Mr. Trash Wheel, now keeping the waters of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor clean.

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