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Plastic pollution on the Tuscan coast: environmental measures municipalities can put in place to reduce it
Summary
This study monitored beach litter on three Tuscan municipalities along the Tyrrhenian Sea, documenting plastic pollution levels and evaluating municipal environmental measures. The findings highlight that while national and international policy is critical, local municipalities can significantly reduce single-use plastic pollution through integrated strategies, with targeted identification of additional measures needed at the local level.
Pollution by plastics and other chemical pollutants is outside of safe operating space of the planetary boundary for humanity. Scientific evidence shows that to address plastic pollution, it is urgently needed to deploy upstream interventions to reduce Primary Plastic Polymers production. In parallel to actions at the international and national level, municipalities can significantly limit single-use plastic pollution on their territory through the development of integrated strategies. Here, we show results of beach litter monitoring on three municipalities of the Tuscan coast, Tyrrhenian Sea. We identified environmental measures put in place by the municipalities to address single-use plastic (SUP) items and highlight further possible environmental measures to reduce plastic pollution at the local level.