DETECTION OF COASTAL MARINE LITTER USING DRONE DATA COMBINED WITH THE APPLICATION OF MACHINE LEARNING METHODS

TECHNOLOGY Transversal plastic pollution reduction and others Monitoring and Control Solution Scope: Monitoring & Tracking Technologies (Aerial drones) Target Contaminant: Plastics & Other Litter (Beach litter) Solution Provider or Contact Point: SciDrones  Project: CMLO – Coastal Marine Litter Observatory ITS Description: The Coastal Marine Litter Observatory (CMLO) is a platform which detects, maps and monitors marine litter in the …

CLEANTRASH

TECHNOLOGY Wastewater and Solid Waste Treatment plastic pollution reduction and others Elimination and Remediation Solution Scope: Litter collection systems from the sea / rivers (Mechanical) Target Contaminant: Plastics & Other Litter  Solution Provider or Contact Point: Minds   Project: CLAIM – Cleaning Litter by developing and Applying Innovative Methods in European seas ITS Description: The CLEANTRASH system stands for …

MARINE LITTER AND ALDFG COLLECTION STATIONS IN HARBOURS

social Wastewater and Solid Waste Treatment plastic pollution reduction and others MINIMISATION Solution Scope: Citizen Involvement (litter collection) Target Contaminant: Plastics & Other marine litter (Fishing gear) Solution Provider or Contact Point: Aegean Rebreath Project: MAELSTROM ITS Description: The ITS involves the deployment of marine litter collection stations across Greece to facilitate the collection and recycling of waste from the …

RECYCLING OF ABANDONED, LOST, DISCARDED FISHING GEAR (ALDFG) INTO NEW FISHING GEAR

TECHNOLOGY FISHERIES plastic pollution reduction and others Elimination & Remediation Solution Scope: Recycling systems for litter and/or waste Target Contaminant: Plastics & Other Marine Litter Solution Provider or Contact Point: GAIKER Technology Centre  Project: BLUENET – Sustainable blue economy: a systemic approach to tackle marine litter ITS Description: This ITS aims to create a self-sustaining initiative for the recycling of …

DEVELOPING CERTIFICATION PROGRAMME, TRAINING AND AWARENESS ON PLASTIC WASTE TO ENTERPRISES AND OTHER SECTORS

social PLASTIC INDUSTRY plastic pollution reduction MINIMISATION Solution Scope: Initiatives for the Private Sector (Certification Programme) Target Contaminant: Plastics Solution Provider or Contact Point: Plastics Industry Association (USA) – Plastics Europe & Association of European Plastics Converters Project: OSC – Operation Clean Sweep, https://opcleansweep.org (INT) and https://www.opcleansweep.eu (EU) ITS Description:  Operation Clean Sweep (OCS) is an industry-led and …

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 …