LittaTrap™ Wins 2018 Stormwater Innovation of the Year
In 2018, Stormwater360’s LittaTrap™ was recognised with the Stormwater Innovation of the Year Award at the Water New Zealand Stormwater Conference, marking a significant milestone in the evolution of practical, at-source stormwater treatment.
The award, part of the Water New Zealand Innovation Showcase, celebrates solutions that demonstrate real-world impact, technical innovation, and the ability to advance stormwater management practices across Aotearoa. LittaTrap™ stood out for doing exactly that, addressing one of the most visible and growing environmental challenges: urban litter and plastic pollution entering waterways.
A Simple Idea with Powerful Impact
LittaTrap™ is a low-cost catchpit insert designed to capture gross pollutants such as plastics, debris, and litter before they enter stormwater systems. Installed directly into existing drainage infrastructure, it provides an immediate and practical intervention point, stopping pollution at the source rather than relying solely on downstream treatment.
Its strength lies in its simplicity. Lightweight, easy to install, and straightforward to maintain, LittaTrap™ enables widespread deployment across urban environments. This scalability is critical in tackling diffuse pollution, where thousands of small entry points collectively contribute to significant environmental impact.
Recognising Innovation That Works
What made LittaTrap™ award-winning wasn’t just its design, but its effectiveness in real-world conditions. By combining engineering rigour with practical application, the system delivers measurable improvements in water quality while remaining accessible for councils and asset owners to implement at scale.
The recognition as the inaugural Stormwater Innovation Award winner reinforced a broader shift within the industry, towards solutions that are not only technically sound, but also cost-effective, maintainable, and easy to integrate into existing networks.
Shaping the Future of Stormwater
The award highlights Stormwater360’s ongoing commitment to innovation and environmental stewardship. It also underscored the growing importance of addressing pollution at its source, particularly as awareness of plastic contamination in waterways continues to rise globally.
