'Floating tractors' clean up weed-choked waterways
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A fleet of weed harvesters are helping to clean up the waterways in north-west England. The Canal & River Trust is spending more than £150,000 to use machines called Truxors to remove aquatic weeds like duckweed, floating pennywort and azolla, which when left unchecked can cause problems for …
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