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Europe’s Move Towards Plastic-Free Ocean
Summary
European policy initiatives to reduce ocean plastic pollution face significant gaps between ambitious targets and actual plastic leakage into marine environments, with marine litter costing the EU economy roughly 900 million euros annually. Strengthening extended producer responsibility, improving waste infrastructure, and reducing single-use plastics are identified as the highest-leverage interventions.
Ocean plastic is an ever-increasing challenge to the marine and coastal biodiversity. Plastic makes up to 85% of marine litter on European beaches. Marine litter costs the European Union economy some 900 Mio EUR per year. Most of the 165 Mio tons of...