DEVELOPING A HOLISTIC ZERO POLLUTION FRAMEWORK TO GUIDE THE PROCESS TOWARDS ACHIEVING ZERO POLLUTION IN EUROPEAN SEAS

POLICY Wastewater and Solid Waste Treatment microplastic AND CHEMICAL pollution reduction PreventionMinimizationElimination and RemediationMonitor and control Solution Scope: Policy Framework (Local & Regional Authorities) Target Contaminant: Microplastics and Chemicals Solution Provider or Contact Point: MaREI (Marine Renewable Energy Ireland)   Project: SOS-ZEROPOL2030 – Source to Seas – Zero Pollution 2030 ITS Description: This ITS is the specific result of an in-progress …

SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY FOR TAGGING AND TRACKING FISHING GEARS

TECHNOLOGY fisheries plastic pollution reduction and others Elimination and Remediation Solution Scope: Monitoring & Tracking Technologies (satellite) Target Contaminant: Plastics & Other Litter (ADLFG) Solution Provider or Contact Point: Collecte Localisation Satellites (CLS) Project: FISH-X – Providing a European Fisheries Dataspace through a Consultative Approach; CLS E-GEAR PROGRAMME ITS Description: The ITS is an innovative tracking set of technologies …

BIODEGRADABLE FISHING NETS BASED ON MONOFILAMENT AND MULTI-FILAMENT

TECHNOLOGY PLASTIC INDUSTRY plastic pollution reduction and others PREVENTION Solution Scope: Development of biobased and/or biodegradable materials  Target Contaminant: Plastics & Other Litter (Fishing gear) Solution Provider or Contact Point: University of Southern Brittany (ComposiTIC & Lab-STICC),  NaturePlast   Project: INdIGO – INnovative fIshing Gear for Ocean ITS Description: The ITS is a direct result of the EU-funded INdIGO …

DEVELOPMENT OF NEW BIO-BASED PLASTICS FROM AQUATIC/ORGANIC BIOMASS AND RENEWABLE AGRICULTURAL FEEDSTOCKS

TECHNOLOGY Plastics Industry plastic pollution reduction and others Prevention Solution Scope: Development of bio-based and/or biodegradable material Target Contaminant: Plastics & Other Litter (Fishing gear) Solution Provider or Contact Point: Commissariat à L’Energie Atomique et Aux Énergies Alternatives (CEA) & Centre Technique Industriel de la Plasturgie et des composites (IPC)  Project: SEALIVE – Strategies of circular Economy and …

SERVICE FOR DISMANTLING AND RECOVERY OFEND-OF-LIFE BOATS

business Wastewater and Solid Waste Treatment plastic pollution reduction and others Elimination and Remediation Solution Scope: Recycling systems for litter and/or waster (Boat disposal service)  Target Contaminant: Plastics & Other Waste Solution Provider or Contact Point: Association pour la Plaisance Eco-Responsable (APER)   Project: National initiative of the Fédération des Industries Nautiques  (FIN); https://www.recyclermonbateau.fr ITS Description: This innovative …

RECYCLING OF HARD TO RECYCLE MATERIALS

TECHNOLOGY Plastics Industry plastic pollution reduction and others Elimination and Remediation Solution Scope: Recycling systems for litter and/or waste (Hard materials)       Target Contaminant: Plastics and Other Litter Solution Provider or Contact Point: Gees Recycling Srl Project: MAELSTROM ITS Description: Through a recycling process, new life is provided to a wide array of plastics and organic material retrieved from the …

BEACH LITTER MONITORING APP FOR CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT

SOCIAL Wastewater and Solid Waste Treatment plastic pollution reduction AND OTHERS Monitoring & Control Solution Scope: Citizen involvement (Citizen App) Target Contaminant: Plastics & Other Litter (focus on Beach Litter)  Solution Provider or Contact Point: Infordata & Venice Lagoon Plastic Free (VLPF)  Project: MAELSTROM / REMEDIES ITS Description: This app is a multi-layered service with a digitally integrated cloud …

ARCHIMEDEAN DRUM SCREEN AND FLOCCULATION SYSTEM FOR THE REMOVAL OF MICRO-NANO-PLASTICS

TECHNOLOGY Wastewater and Solid Waste Treatment plastic pollution reduction and others Elimination and Remediation Solution Scope: Water Treatment Plant Systems Target Contaminant: Plastics and Other Litter  Solution Provider or Contact Point: Fish Flow   Project: InNoPlastic – Innovative Approaches Towards Prevention, Removal and Reuse of Marine Plastic Litter ITS Description: FishFlow has developed and built a full–scale pilot of an Archimedean …

MARINE LITTER MONITORING USING A TEAM OF AUTONOMOUS ROBOTS

TECHNOLOGY Wastewater and Solid Waste Treatment plastic pollution reduction and others Elimination and Remediation Solution Scope: Litter collection systems from the sea / rivers (Robotic) Target Contaminant: Plastics & Other Litter Solution Provider or Contact Point: Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)  Project: SeaClear 2.0 – Robotic and Participatory Solutions for Marine Litter Prevention & Remediation ITS …

LITTER COLLECTION SYSTEMS FROM THE SEA / RIVERS

TECHNOLOGY Wastewater and Solid Waste Treatment plastic pollution reduction and others Elimination and Remediation Solution Scope: Litter collection systems from the sea / rivers (Robotic) Target Contaminant: Plastics & Other Litter  Solution Provider or Contact Point: Consortium of partners including CNR-ISMAR, CNRS, TECNALIA and Servizi Tecnici   Project: MAELSTROM – Smart technology for MArinE Litter SusTainable RemOval and Management ITS …