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Marine plastic debris and microplastics – Global lessons and research to inspire action and guide policy change

… Partnership on Marine Litter GPWM Global Partnership on Waste Management HELCOM Baltic Marine Environment Protection … 5.1 Generating plastic waste … Rescue and recovery of trapped animals – … resource; (vi) Appropriate recycling activities to improve recovery, in addition to providing economic opportunities and …
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Transitioning to a pollution-free planet

… towards a pollution-free planet seeks to eliminate the waste, hazardous pollutants, and pollution of air, water and … including the cross-cutting categories of chemicals and waste. They can be both based on global and regional … packaging, single-use plastics) and promote their recovery 29. Develop efficient governance frameworks and …
19 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Marine litter legislation: a toolkit for policy makers

… 4. Managing Waste Disposal into the Marine Environment ..................38 4.1 Land-Based Waste Disposal Requirements … plastics products to countries where no recycling or recovery for these items exist; prohibit production of … then minimization, then reuse, then recycling, then energy recovery, then disposal.17 Waste management legislation, …
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Promoting regional approaches to tackle the global problem of marine debris (litter)

… areas of developing countries that lack appropriate waste management infrastructure, but also for the world’s … value of plastic wastes in order to incentivise plastic waste treatments and provide socio-economic benefits to local … governments on socio- economically viable innovations in recovery and treatment of plastic waste; 2. ENCOURAGES State …
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Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter Management for the wider Caribbean Region 2014

… and Outreach 27 Case Study: Bahamas 29 4.5. Solid Waste Management Strategies 29 Case Study: Jamaica 31 5. … of Environmental Pollution ABWREC - Antigua and Barbuda Waste Recycling Corporation BARNUFO - Barbados National Union … 3 R’s (reduce, reuse and recycle) and also through energy recovery. The green economy approach was cited as a suitable …
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Marine plastic litter and microplastics

… to the ocean floor. A less significant share of plastic waste is carried on ocean currents and can accumulate in … marine plastic litter and microplastics. The Household Waste Partnership was established under the Basel Convention, … of waste, including waste prevention, minimization and recovery, to address the underlying causes of marine litter. …
19 Jun 2026 Document

Maritime Traffic Effects on Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Volume 1 - Review of Impacts, Priority Areas and Mitigation Measures

… Creed, J.C. and Amado Filho, G.M. (1999). ‘Disturbance and recovery of the macroflora of a seagrass (Halodule wrightii … leisure craft and naval vessels that also discharge oily waste, adding more tons of oil into the sea. Recently, the … wastes 4.1. Oil tankers Estimates show that the amount of waste fuel oil on tankers docking in European ports could …
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Primary microplastics in the oceans: a global evaluation of sources

… a staggering scale with 9.5 million tonnes of new plastic waste flowing into the ocean each year. This is impacting our … and knowledge surrounding the original sources of the waste matter. Primary Microplastics in the Oceans : a Global … - an analysis of European plastics production demand ans recovery for 2008 PlasticsEurope (2015) Plastics - The facts …
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