LAND BASED WASTE MANAGEMENT
Action No. | Action | Lead Party(ies) / other relevant OSPAR Bodies | Published reports or further information |
39 | Highlight those waste management practices that impact significantly on marine litter. Engage with the industry and other authorities, at the appropriate level, in order for them to be able to develop best environmental practice, including identification of circumstances on where litter “escapes” into the marine environment and investigating how to close loops focusing on non-toxic material cycles. | Germany and the Netherlands are lead with assistance from Plastics Europe and International Waste Working Group (IWWG) | TO BE COMPLETED IN 2020 A Background Document ‘identifying loopholes in waste management that contribute to marine litter and best practices solutions’ has been drafted and is expected to be published in 2020. The Background Document will set out OSPAR’s proposed next steps. ---------------------------- |
40 | Share best practice on waste management, e.g. on landfill bans of high caloric wastes (esp. for plastics). | Germany and the Netherlands re lead with assistance from Plastics Europe and International Waste Working Group (IWWG) | See action 39 above. |
41 | Exchange experience on best practice to prevent litter entering into water systems and highlight these to River or River basin Commissions. | Netherlands and Germany with the assistance of Belgium | ACTION COMPLETED An inventory of knowledge and actions concerning riverine litter was published in 2016. --------------------------- --------------------------- A follow up workshop was organised in 2019 to discuss monitoring methods relative to the input of riverine litter into the sea. Minutes of the Workshop on Riverine Litter, Paris, 4-5 of June & Information related to projects Workshop Riverine Litter, Paris, 4-5 of June |
42 | Investigate and promote with appropriate industries the use of Best Available Techniques (BAT) and Best Environmental Practice (BEP) to develop sustainable and cost effective solutions to reducing and preventing sewage and storm water related waste entering the marine environment, including micro particles. | Ireland, Norway and Sweden. | TO BE COMPLETED IN 2020/21 ------------------------------- Report concerning techniques to reduce litter in waste water and storm water ------------------------------- Technical report on technologies for litter reduction from waste- and storm water and supply ------------------------------- ------------------------------- A synthesis of responses to a questionnaire on storm water systems will be produced. |
