Free LitterAT project
Advancing towards litter-free Atlantic coastal communities by preventing and reducing macro and micro litter
Free LitterAT will achieve litter-free coastal communities by combining knowledge, tools and technology with pilot actions with multi-stakeholder engagement.
The main objectives of the project
O1
Preventing marine litter by improving waste management and recycling and facilitating the implementation of SUP and PRF Directives.
O3
Reducing and removing marine litter and associated risks.
O2
Understanding the origin and location of litter accumulation by identifying major sources, pathways and hotspots of marine litter.
O4
Promoting litter-free local communities by developing pilot actions and awareness raising activities.
Background
OCEANWISE
Wise reduction of EPS marine litter in the North-East Atlantic Ocean
2018-2020
Web: oceanwise-project.eu
Consortium
The Free LitterAT partnership is integrated by 14 partners and 9 associated partners from 4 countries of the Atlantic Area: Spain, Portugal, Ireland and France, including academic, governmental organisations and NGOs
Associated partners
Partners
Work packages
WP 1. Prevention by improving waste management and recycling
Prevent marine litter by improving waste collection, recycling and increasing awareness in Atlantic ports and coastal cities, with a specific focus on fisheries related waste, for the preservation of the oceans and marine biodiversity.
WP 3. Modelling approaches from micro and macro litter: from modelling outputs to sources and hotspots
Improve our understanding of the location of accumulation areas of ALDFG, macro and microplastics and their sources, supporting the environmental agencies in charge of marine litter management with powerful modelling tools.
WP 2. Assessing and Monitoring micro and macro litter contamination
Develop and optimise current tools and methods for monitoring macro and micro litter and to enhance processing and analysis solutions that can facilitate and generate harmonised data that can be integrated into actionable outputs.
WP 4. Reducing marine litter and associated risks
Contribute to reducing marine litter by developing and demonstrating procedures, systems and manuals to remove different types of marine litter (ALDFG, hotspots, microplastics) in different environments.
Contact
Project Coordinator
Department of Control and Management of the Marine Environment and Resources
Phone
+34 986 247 846
Address
Centro Tecnológico del Mar – Fundación CETMAR
Eduardo Cabello S/N. Vigo
36208 Pontevedra. Spain
