Suzuki to launch microplastic collection device for outboard engines

Suzuki Motor Corp. next year will launch the world's first device for outboard engines to collect microplastics, with marine plastic pollution becoming a growing environmental problem around the world.Suzuki, which provides outboard engines with displacement of around 70 cc to more than 4000 cc, has developed a device that filters microplastics from seawater pumped up for engine cooling, it said in a release issued recently.Installation of the device does not affect performance as it only filters water after the engine has been cooled, the company said.Suzuki, which also makes two-wheel and…READ FULL ARTICLE