Marine Litter Solutions
Tackling Marine Litter through joint
efforts
Ruediger Baunemann
PlasticsEurope…
• is a pan-European trade association with centres in Brussels,
Frankfurt, London, Madrid, Milan and Paris.
• is networking with European and national plastics associations
• has more than 100 member companies, producing over 90% of
all polymers across the EU28 member states plus Norway,
Switzerland and Turkey.
Plastics Move the World / 21./22.1.2014
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Marine Litter is a global issue
The organizations … are firmly committed to the principle that plastics do
not belong in the world’s oceans and should not be littered -plastics
should be responsibly used, reused, recycled and finally recovered for
their energy value. Declaration of the Global Plastics Associations for Solutions on Marine Litter
Newly formed World Plastics Council puts focus on waste management
and marine debris, since 2014
2014
AMER
EMEA
APAC
Members
60
35%
40%
25%
Countries
34
Projects
185
Share of projects per region (2013)
www.marinelittersolutions.com
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Global action plan focus aereas
• Raise awareness to prevent Marine Litter
• Support research for solutions
• Promote public policy
• Share best practices regarding waste management
• Enhance recycling and energy recovery of plastics
• Steward plastic pellet containment (Operation Clean Sweep)
Proper waste
collection
Conscious people behavior
Mindful
Product Design
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Propper Waste Management is key
Plastics are too valuable to be wasted
Zero Plastics to Landfill by 2025: 60 million
tonnes of plastics prevented from landfill, equivalent
to over 750 million barrels of oil or 60 billion €
Increase awareness & education locally
– conscious people behavior
Greater commitment to public education and outreach, partnerships
with local governments, communities and industry helps to prevent
marine litter
The involvement of local networks are key for effective implementation
In the
neighborhood
Educate school
kids
Vacation
Outdoor
Sports
Effective tools for
awareness & education
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Sharing Knowledge – creating joint
solutions
• Bringing people & organization together from various sectors
• Share best practices, turn issues into ideas
Ketenakkoord Kunststof Kringloop
• Work jointly on solutions
(value chain agreement plastic circulair
economy)
• Best practice examples are:
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Marine Litter Action Network, UK
Responsible Care VCI, GER
Zero Pellet Loss, AT
Ketenakkoord, NL
Knowledge transfer project, PlasticsEurope
Identiplast (Waste) & Polytalk, EU
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Research for evidence based solutions
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PlasticsEurope works with the scientific community and researchers to
better understand and evaluate marine litter issues and to come to accepted
definitions
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PlasticsEurope contributes to national and international programs regarding
the impact of plastic material in different applications (e.g. cosmetics,
textiles,….)
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Value chain cooperation up- and downstream to identify the impact of these
materials and applications during lifetime and at the end of life
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Initiate joint efforts to develop test procedures and analytical approaches to
assess sources and impact of plastic particles (powder, pellets and waste
pieces) in the marine environment
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Therefore there is a need for standardized methods. In Germany DIN is
starting respective activities with the idea to bring it on CEN or ISO level
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Intensify stakeholder dialog with all societal groups to increase awareness
and to work on solutions
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