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 …

CHEMICAL POLLUTION REMEDIATION TECHNOLOGIES BASED ON MICRO-ALGAE SOLUTIONS

TECHNOLOGY Wastewater and Solid Waste Treatment microplastic pollution reduction MINIMISATION Solution Scope: Water Treatment plants systems (Algae) Target Contaminant: Microplastics & Nutrients Solution Provider or Contact Point: RINA Consulting S.p.A. (RINA-C)   Project: RHE-MEDIATION – Responsive hub for long term governance to destress the Mediterranean Sea from chemical pollution ITS Description: This innovative ITS uses microalgae solutions to combat water pollution …

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 …