WP1:
Preventing pollution through regulation and circular economy
Leader: RUC
1. Use of science in regional and international regulations
- Current regulatory gaps include lack of definitions, inappropriate monitoring requirements and insufficient enforcement. This could be unfortunate as policy consequently does not take most recent research and knowledge into consideration
- We will assess how newly generated scientific knowledge and insight can inform policy within areas such as:
Sampling, measuring, and monitoring
Fate and exposure assessment
Hazard assessment
Risk assessment and evaluation
Impact assessment to inform the MSFD and the implementation phase of the UN Treaty where countries discuss how to put measures in place to ensure that the terms of the treaty are enforceable in their laws
2. Transition to circular economy
- Circular plastic economy is viewed as a key component in the efforts to reduce plastic pollution in EU.
- We will conduct research into the implication of implementation of approaches to circular economy currently discuss in both EU and during the Treaty negotiation process, including analysis of:
Implication of using the waste hierarchy and the zero-waste hierarchy as guidance for circular transition
Challenges for socio-technical transition of reuse products in sectors where single use is currently dominating (e.g. food packaging)
Exploring ways reuse alternatives to single use can reduce environmental and human health impacts.
MarinePlastic II - The Danish center for research in marine plastic pollution
The project is supported by
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