London Anti-pollution System

Revolutionary anti-pollution system installed in London.

12:27 09 January 2020

A new, ‘revolutionary’ anti-pollution system designed to improve air quality has been installed in Leytonstone, Waltham Forest in London. Dubbed as the ‘the world’s first biotech pollution filter’, the system uses plants to filter toxins from the air.

 

 

 

Simon Birkett, Founder and Director of Clean Air in London, said: “This is a valuable step to filter London’s air and adapt to climate change. However, we mustn’t kid ourselves.

 

 

 

“It is cheaper, quicker, necessary and more likely to protect public health and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions if we simply eliminate emissions at their source.”

 

 

 

Councillor Clyde Loakes, Waltham Forest Council’s Cabinet Member for Environment, added: “The City Trees are cutting-edge technology with biotech filters, using living plants and different types of mosses to capture toxins and remove pollutants from the surrounding environment to produce clean air. It’s the equivalent of planting 275 trees.

 

 

 

“The two City Trees at Leytonstone tube station and another on Leytonstone High Road are permanent additions to the borough and London in our fight against poor air quality.”