THE GREAT BUBLE BARRIER

TECHNOLOGY Wastewater and Solid Waste Treatment plastics pollution reduction and others Elimination and Remediation Solution Scope: Waste collection systems in rivers Target Contaminant: River Litter Solution Provider or Contact Point: Contact – The Great Bubble Barrier®   Project: Maelstrom ITS Description: Creation of a bubble curtain by pumping air through a tube on the bottom of the waterway in …

PURPLE PHOTOTROPIHC BACTERIA/BIOREFINERIESPRODUCTION OF NEW MATERIALS-DEEP PURPLE

TECHNOLOGY Wastewater and Solid Waste Treatment plastics pollution reduction and others MINIMISATION Solution Scope: Water Treatment Plant Systems Target Contaminant: Organic Wastes Solution Provider or Contact Point: Aqualia   Project: Deep Purple – Recover energy & valuable resources from urban waste streams in photobiorefineries with the help of purple phototrophic bacteria ITS Description: The aim of the Project …

COLLABORATIVE LAND SEA INTEGRATION PLATFORM

TECHNOLOGYGOVERNMENT agriculture plastic pollution reduction and others Elimination and Remediation Solution Scope: Best practices/Nature based solution/Multi actor lab Target Contaminant: All Solution Provider or Contact Point: Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO) Environmental Modelling Unit (RMA), Project Coordinator (PC) Dr. Jean-Luc de Kok   Centre for Applied Soil Science and Biology (CEBAS-CSIC) https://www.soilwaterconservation.es/; Government of the Region of …

Toolbox for implementing policies in national laws and certification procedures

TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS, POLICY AQUACULTURE MACROPLASTIC AND microplastic pollution reduction Elimination & Remediation, Minimisation, Monitoring and Control, Prevention Solution Scope:Litter Management guidelines for  aquaculture facilities Target Contaminant:Marine Litter Solution Provider or Contact Point: Aqualit Consortium  Project: AQUALIT – Preventive Measures for Averting the Discarding of Litter in the Marine Environment from the Aquaculture Industry ITS Description: A …

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 …