SUBMERSIBLE SAMPLER FOR NANOPLASTICS AND MICROPLASTICS IN NAUTILOS PROJECT

TECHNOLOGY transversal across sectors microplastic pollution reduction Monitoring and Control Solution Scope: Monitoring & Tracking Technologies (Water quality monitoring) Target Contaminant: Microplastics Solution Provider or Contact Point: SubCtech Project: NAUTILOS – New Approach to Underwater Technologies for Innovative, Low-cost Ocean obServation  ITS Description: This ITS responds to a R&I focus area of activity in monitoring & control of plastics pollution, …

RECYCLING MARINE LITTER INTO COMPLIANT MARINE FUELS VIA LOW TEMPERATURE PYROLYSIS PROTOTYPE

TECHNOLOGY fisheries plastic pollution reduction and others Elimination AND Remediation Solution Scope: Recycling systems for litter and/or waste Target Contaminant: Plastics and Other Litter Solution Provider or Contact Point: SINTOL SRL   Project: MarGnet – Mapping and recycling of marine litter and ghost nets on the seafloor ITS Description: This innovative recycling technology addresses the issue of marine litter by …

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND AWARENESS FOR OCEAN LITERACY AGAINST WATER POLLUTION

SOCIAL Wastewater and Solid Waste Treatment plastic pollution reduction AND OTHERS PreventionMinimizationElimination and RemediationMonitor and control Solution Scope: Citizen Involvement (Ocean Literacy) Target Contaminant: Plastics & Other Litter  Solution Provider or Contact Point: SUBMON Project: EDUCAMARES – Awareness and environmental education about the Natura 2000 Marine Network ITS Description: The solution implemented by the EDUCAMARES project involved an educational initiative …

CRUISE SHIPS AGAINST PLASTIC POLLUTION IN THE MEDITERRANEAN

Social Tourism plastic pollution reduction MINIMISATION Solution Scope: Initiatives for the Private Sector (Guidelines) Target Contaminant: Plastics (focus on SUPs) Solution Provider or Contact Point: Beyond Plastic Med Foundation  & Isotech Ltd. Project: BeMed – Cruise ships against plastic pollution in the Mediterranean ITS Description: The “Cruise Ships Against Plastic Pollution in the Mediterranean” project aimed to combat …

VESSEL FOR CLEANING-UP ACTIVITIES COUPLED WITH PLASMA TECHNOLOGY

TECHNOLOGY Wastewater and Solid Waste Treatment plastic pollution reduction and others MINIMISATION Solution Scope: Recycling systems for litter and/or waste (Vessel + Pyrolysis) Target Contaminant: Plastics & Other Litter Solution Provider or Contact Point: IRIS S.R.L Project: SEA LITTER CRITTERS – A compact, unmanned, renewables-powered and self-sufficient vessel able to pick up marine litter and to treat it on …

VESSEL FOR CLEANING-UP ACTIVITIES IN MARINE AND FLUVIAL ENVIRONMENTS

TECHNOLOGY Wastewater and Solid Waste Treatment plastic pollution reduction and others Elimination and Remediation Solution Scope: Litter collection systems from the sea / rivers (Vessel) Target Contaminant: Plastics & Others  (Multiple) Solution Provider or Contact Point: Ocean Cleaner Technology   Project: OC-Tech – Innovative Vessel for Cleaning-Up Activities in Marine and Fluvial Environments ITS Description: The OC-Tech vessel is a cutting-edge …

DEVELOPMENT OF BIO-BASED ROPE PROTOTYPES FOR USE IN MUSSEL AND SEAWEED CULTURE IN AN INTEGRATED MULTI-THROPHIC AQUACULTURE APPROACH

TECHNOLOGY Aquaculture Plastic pollution reduction PREVENTION Solution Scope:Development of bio-based and/or biodegradable material Target Contaminant: Plastics Solution Provider or Contact Point: ITSASKORDA & AZTI  Project: BIOGEARS – Biobased gears as solutions for the creation of an eco-friendly offshore aquaculture sector, in a multitrophic approach, and new biobased value chains ITS Description: The solution providers have developed …

MICROFLUIDIC FILTRATION TECH FOR MICROPLASTICS

TECHNOLOGY Wastewater and Solid Waste Treatment microplastic pollution reduction MINIMISATION Solution Scope: Water Treatment Plants Systems  Target Contaminant: Microplastics Solution Provider or Contact Point: Eden-Tech Project: UPSTREAM – Circular and Bio-Based Solutions for the Ultimate Prevention of Plastics in Rivers Integrated with Elimination and Monitoring Technologies ITS Description: ASCANDRA is an innovative microfluidic technology that uses the …

CITY NETWORK FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ZERO WASTE ACTION PLANS

GOVERNANCE Wastewater and Solid Waste Treatment PLASTIC pollution reduction PreventionMinimizationElimination and RemediationMonitor and control Solution Scope: ALL Target Contaminant: Plastics Solution Provider or Contact Point: World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Project: https://plasticsmartcities.org/mediterranean/ (MED); https://plasticsmartcities.org/izmir/  (TR) ITS Description: The WWF’s Plastics Smart Cities initiative is dedicated to tackling plastic pollution in urban areas and supporting cities in taking decisive action …

CIRCULAR APPROACH IN FISHING GEAR MAKING AND DISCARDED NET MANAGEMENT IN PORTS

The ITS seeks to provide an integrated solution for reducing the amount of marine litter and microplastic from the most relevant European fishery contributors (i.e. demersal trawlers, demersal seiners, tropical tuna purse seiners). It includes the development of 3 different technological prototypes for ropes and fishing nets, as well as a port-based solution model for recovery and recycling of equipment.