D2.4 What-to-do: problem–processes–solution

This deliverable is ‘The MARLISCO Guide for Reducing Marine Litter: Get Inspired and Become Innovative Through Best Practices’, which has been developed to provide an overview of the types of activities that different stakeholders could implement to reduce marine litter. Through a user-friendly approach that combines background information and best practice case studies, the Guide provides practical guidelines on the implementation of practices for the reduction of marine litter that fall within the following categories:

 Practices targeting plastics

 Economic and market based instruments

 Policies/regulations to minimise marine litter

 Waste from rivers

 Floating litter

 Seabed litter

 Waste from ships

 Practices targeting cigarette butts

 Beach clean-ups

 Working with schools

 Integrated approaches to the marine litter problem

 Raising awareness

 Promoting social responsibility

 ‘Other’ types of practices