Port Officials Announce Winning Name For Masonville Trash Wheel

Mr. Trash Wheel and Professor Trash Wheel's new friend in the harbor now has a name: Captain Trash Wheel.

(Drum roll) The winning name for the Masonville Trash Wheel is, Captain Trash Wheel! Thank you to all who voted! #CaptainTrashWheel pic.twitter.com/qWGfSKP0n4 — Port of Baltimore (@portofbalt) November 6, 2017

The Maryland Port Administration had a week of public voting last month on the trash wheel, which will be put in at Masonville Cove, on the Patapsco River. That's the site of a port-owned dredged material containment facility.

Besides Captain Trash Wheel, the other candidates were Uncle Curtis (like Curtis Bay), Trashzilla, Oscar (like the trash-loving Grouch) and Trash Smasher. It appears residents went with the straightforward choice.

The new trash wheel will go into service next year.