Marine Litter: Prevention, Progress and Monitoring - June 15th 2021
Thursday, 29 April 2021
This online seminar, presented in partnership with PlasticsEurope, examines the latest developments regarding marine litter.
Exploring the progress that has been made, ways to prevent plastic waste from entering seas and rivers, as well as methods of monitoring it, this event is vital to those wanting an overview of the latest research and initiatives
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13.30 Chairperson's Introduction 13.40 Government Perspective on Marine Litter
Speaker TBC
13.55LIFE Blue Lakes Project Stefania Di Vito, Legambiente The LIFE Blue Lakes Project is an integrated approach to tackling marine litter in
five lakes in Italy and Germany. The project combines governance, training,
information and awareness-raising activities. This talk will cover the project's aims
and how it has been undertaken. 14.10 Operation Clean Sweep and Pellet Loss Prevention Standard PAS 510
Adela Putinelu, British Plastics Federation
Adela Putinelu, Senior Sustainability Issues Executive at the British Plastics Federation,
will provide an update on Operation Clean Sweep. This talk will explain the
industry-run programme, how it is helping to reduce plastic pellet loss and future
plans.
14.25 Operation Clean Sweep - European Pellet Less Prevention Certification Scheme Jeremy Fouriau, Environmental Affairs Manager,PlasticsEurope
14.40 Plastic Leak Project - How to Quantify Plastic Leakage Within Your
Organisation Laura Peano, Quantis
In this session, Laura Peano, Sustainability Consultant at Quantis, will explain what
the Plastic Leak Project (PLP) is and how the PLP Guidelines enable businesses to
map, measure and forecast plastic leakage along their value chains.
Mike Duddy, Senior Projects Manager at the Mersey Rivers Trust, Luca Marazzi, Plastics
Free Rivers Project Co-ordinator at Thames 21 and Sarah Denney, Sustainability Manager
at LyondellBasell, will provide an overview of this project. They will explain the concept,
aims and the progress that has been made.
15.25 Removal of Microplastics & Micropollutants from various waters. Katrin Schuhen, Wasser 3.0
Dr Katrin Schuhen, Founder and CEO of Wasser 3.0, will explain their pioneering
work in detection, removal and reuse of microplastics from various waters and the
plans for the future.
Justin Wood, VP Strategic Partnerships at the Alliance to End Plastics Waste,
will explain what the organisation has been working on and provide an overview of
its key projects, including its work in Jembrana.
15.55 Can Our Oceans Greatest Threat Be Humanity's Richest Opportunity?
David Katz, The Plastic Bank
David Katz, Founder and CEO of the Plastic Bank, will present on its progress over the
past few years and the key lessons that have been learnt.
16.10 Tackling Plastic Waste at Source in Developing Countries
Zoe Lenkiewicz, WasteAid
Zoë Lenkiewicz, Senior Technical Advisor and Head of Communications at UK-based
NGO WasteAid, will explain how the organisation works in partnership with the plastics
supply chain to deliver long-term impact in developing economies.
