Best practices

The purpose of this operation is to reduce floating (sea surface) marine. Sea Surface Marine Litter Cleaning Operation is carried out in Turkey by three metropolitan municipalities, namely İstanbul, Kocaeli, and İzmir, and the district municipality of Beşiktaş.

The project will develop a technology that makes it possible to recycle both plastic and steel from discarded fishing nets to new products.

In March 2002, the Irish Government introduced a 15 cent levy on plastic shopping bags that were previously provided free of charge to customers at points of sale (Convery et al 2007). This was introduced under 2001 Waste Management Act.

The Spanish Biodiversity Foundation (Fundacion Biodiversidad) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and the Environment, prepared a ‘Decalogue of Good Environmental Practices’ and launched a campaign asking beach snack bars (called ‘chiringuitos’ in Spanish) to adopt it by signing a pledge.

The Spanish Biodiversity Foundation (Fundacion Biodiversidad) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and the Environment, prepared a ‘Decalogue of Good Environmental Practices’ and launched a campaign asking beach snack bars (called ‘chiringuitos’ in Spanish) to adopt it by signing a pledge.