Adoption and diffusion of marine litter clean-up technologies across European seas : Legal, institutional and financial drivers and barriers

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This study reviews existing legal, institutional and policy tools and frameworks, relevant to the introduction and adoption of new marine litter clean-up technologies in two regional European seas, the Mediterranean and the Baltic. A combination of desk studies in six countries bordering the Baltic (Estonia, Germany, Sweden) and the Mediterranean (Greece, Italy, Tunisia), and interviews with experts and stakeholders, is used to identify key drivers and barriers to the adoption and diffusion of marine litter technologies. The main conclusion of the study is that the most influential pieces of legislation relevant to marine litter management are top-down EU policies, often forming the basis of regional and national plans. Moreover, the study finds that several drivers of marine litter technologies may at the same time be critical barriers. These factors include public awareness, consumer behaviour, enforcement of legislation, and the rise of SMEs engaged in recycling and eco-labelling of marine litter.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:170

Enthalten in:

Marine pollution bulletin - 170(2021) vom: 01. Sept., Seite 112611

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Frantzi, Sofia [VerfasserIn]
Brouwer, Roy [VerfasserIn]
Watkins, Emma [VerfasserIn]
van Beukering, Pieter [VerfasserIn]
Cunha, Maria Conceição [VerfasserIn]
Dijkstra, Hanna [VerfasserIn]
Duijndam, Sem [VerfasserIn]
Jaziri, Hela [VerfasserIn]
Okoli, Ikechukwu Charles [VerfasserIn]
Pantzar, Mia [VerfasserIn]
Rada Cotera, Ignacio [VerfasserIn]
Rehdanz, Katrin [VerfasserIn]
Seidel, Karsten [VerfasserIn]
Triantaphyllidis, George [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Clean-up technologies
European seas
Journal Article
Marine governance
Marine litter
Plastic waste
Plastics
Policy incentives
Review
Waste Products

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Date Completed 12.08.2021

Date Revised 31.05.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112611

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM326918884