Disclosed is a system for removing floating waste which includes a storage filter support that has a conical shape and tapers to a lower end thereof when it is installed for use and a storage filter that is inserted into the storage filter support from above. The system further includes a pump and an internal impeller when the system is a model to be used in water with zero velocity. Alternatively the system further includes an internal impeller and a speed increaser when the system is a model to be used in water with a velocity that is not zero. The speed increaser is installed in the storage filter support and drives the internal impeller.