This initiative involves the organization of three awareness-raising workshops on plastic pollution, aimed at local stakeholders. The stakeholders (municipalities, waste management companies, and shellfish wholesalers) who attend these workshops will tackle the issues of marine litter and plastic pollution, the impact of the use of plastic items in fishing and aquaculture on the environment, and the solutions to be implemented in order to reduce the presence of plastic both on the coast and out at sea.
Their researches showed that traditional oil-based EPS (expanded polystyrene) fish boxes break up into small pieces in the ocean and take up to 1,000 years to disappear.
A new material made from polymers and bioplastics, obtained from renewable raw materials (instead of fossil fuels) can replace them. These new coolers are 100% biodegradable and compostable.
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Updated 06/02/2024
