In September, the Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore had raised more than $550,000 for a new trash wheel in Baltimore. They hosted a "baby shower" earlier in the summer and allowed attendees to vote on the gender of the new wheel. It was decided that the newest water wheel would be a female named
Professor Trash Wheel. According to the Waterfront Partnership's Healthy Harbor Initiative, "She has a degree in trash studies with a focus on the Chesapeake Bay, and her dream is to educate Baltimore kids about what they can do to help clean up the Baltimore Harbor."
Professor Trash Wheel will move to
Harris Creek Park in Canton on
December 4. There will be a special debut ceremony from
2:30-3:30 p.m. in which Baltimore Mayor-elect Catherine Pugh will introduce her to the public. Trash wheel cookies and hot chocolate will be served. For more info, click to the event page
here.
Follow Professor Trash Wheel on
Twitter and check out a live feed of Mr. Trash Wheel at
baltimorewaterfront.com. Mr. Trash Wheel is also on
Twitter at @MrTrashWheel.
