Progress report for
Combatting litter
Achievement at a glance
Ships can deliver segregated clean plastic waste for free in ports of Rotterdam and Amsterdam.<br> Dutch Port authorities adjusted the permits for Port Reception Facilities with a requirement to collect plastics separately if delivered separately by the ship.
<br> Belgian and Dutch ports harmonized their cost recovery systems for Port Reception Facilities.
<br> The Netherlands remains committed to take action against marine litter. In our pledge we described our integral approach, based on important instruments such as national and international environmental laws and regulation both on land and on sea, the national programme stimulating the Circular Economy and the so-called Green Deals with the shipping sector, the harbors, beach recreation and fisheries. This approach has been continued and shown progress.
<br> Some concrete examples are the increase in the number of organizations participating in the Green Deals and associated results. For example, as part of one of these Green Deals fishing ships removed over 250 tonnes of litter from the sea in 2017 and brought it to shore for waste collection and as far as possible recycling (fishing for litter). In 2017, 143 ton of end-of-life fishing gear has been collected in the Dutch fishing harbours for the purpose of recycling. Several initiatives were implemented in order to increase awareness, e.g. flyers, websites and newsletters. There has been an increase in the number of clean river initiatives and beach clean-up activities. Riverine litter collected by volunteer initiatives can be collected and processed for free. The Netherlands cooperated internationally to implement the actions included in the OSPAR RAPML.
<br> Overall, monitoring shows a decrease in the litter found on Dutch beaches and in birds (fulmar stomachs).
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Beneficiaries
Marine life, birds, ships.
Actions
Ships can deliver segregated clean plastic waste for free in ports of Rotterdam and Amsterdam.<br> Dutch Port authorities adjusted the permits for Port Reception Facilities with a requirement to collect plastics separately if delivered separately by the ship.
<br> Belgian and Dutch ports harmonized their cost recovery systems for Port Reception Facilities.
<br> The Netherlands remains committed to take action against marine litter. In our pledge we described our integral approach, based on important instruments such as national and international environmental laws and regulation both on land and on sea, the national programme stimulating the Circular Economy and the so-called Green Deals with the shipping sector, the harbors, beach recreation and fisheries. This approach has been continued and shown progress.
<br> Some concrete examples are the increase in the number of organizations participating in the Green Deals and associated results. For example, as part of one of these Green Deals fishing ships removed over 250 tonnes of litter from the sea in 2017 and brought it to shore for waste collection and as far as possible recycling (fishing for litter). In 2017, 143 ton of end-of-life fishing gear has been collected in the Dutch fishing harbours for the purpose of recycling. Several initiatives were implemented in order to increase awareness, e.g. flyers, websites and newsletters. There has been an increase in the number of clean river initiatives and beach clean-up activities. Riverine litter collected by volunteer initiatives can be collected and processed for free. The Netherlands cooperated internationally to implement the actions included in the OSPAR RAPML.
<br> Overall, monitoring shows a decrease in the litter found on Dutch beaches and in birds (fulmar stomachs).
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