PHOTOS: Wold family sponsor new gutter bin to help keep North Platte River clean – Oil City News

By Brendan LaChance on December 11, 2020

CASPER, Wyo. A new gutter bin was installed Wednesday near the southeast corner of Second Street and David Street.

The gutter bins are designed to capture refuse that would otherwise get washed into the storm sewer system and potentially into the North Platte River.

The gutter bins are an original design of FrogCreekPartners who have installed similar bins at other storm drains near David Street Station and in other communities.

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The gutter bin installed on Wednesday was sponsored by the Wold family of Wold Oil Properties, LLC. The gutter bin features Casper Colleges logo on the grate.

Since Frog Creek is the only company offering these gutter bins, owner Brian Deurloo noted that this was the first gutter bin installed in the country to feature a college logo.

Since the bins are designed to capture cigarette butts and other refuse, Deurloo said other colleges and universities may be interested in the concept.

Deurloo participated in the 2016 Casper Start-Up Challenge. That challenge helped bring his innovative stormwater filtration system concept to fruition.

The Gutter Bin is designed to remove pollutants like cigarette butts, hydrocarbons, heavy metals, and plastics from stormwater.

Further details of the concept and Deurloos story are available in this article.

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