ACT4LITTER Decision making tool
1. Which are the PREVALENT MARINE COMPARTMENTS where marine litter is found in your area of interest? Please select one or more of the following options
Beach
Sea surface
Seafloor
Seawater column
Biota (marine species)
2. Out of which MATERIAL is most of the marine litter found in your area of interest made of? Please select one or more of the following options
Plastic/artificial polymer material
Rubber
Cloth/textile
Paper/cardboard
Processed/worked wood
Metal
Glass/ceramics
Unidentified and/or chemicals
3. According to your expert-based judgment, which are the SOURCES of the marine litter found in your area of interest? Please select one or more of the following options
Shipping
Fisheries
Aquaculture
Fly-tipping/illegal dumping
Tourism and recreational activities
Poor waste management
Agriculture
Sanitary or sewage related
Medical related
4. Please provide info on the LOCATION of your area of interest. Is your area located close to one or more of the following options? Please select
Urban areas
Ports and harbours
Tourism destinations
Industries
Fisheries
Aquaculture farms
River mouths
Remote areas
Agricultural areas and/or areas with livestock production
5. Please indicate which ACTORS you can easily reach and get them involved in the implementation of a measure? Please select one or more of the following options
International organization (e.g. UNEP/MAP)
European Commission/Union and European institution (e.g. JRC, EEA)
National public authority (e.g. ministry)
Regional or local public authority (e.g. regional council, municipality)
Infrastructure and service (private and public) provider (e.g. waste collection company, waste water treatment plants)
Academia and research institute (e.g. university)
Enterprise and other economic operator (e.g. plastics industry, hotel, supermarket)
NGO (Non-Governmental Organizations) and CSO (Civil Society Organizations)
Business support organization (e.g. chambers of commerce, fishermen association, etc.)
Educational community (e.g. formal and non-formal educators, schools, academies)
Communicators and Media (e.g. journalists)
6. Please indicate which TYPES OF MEASURES you are interested to implement. Please select one or more of the following options
Awareness raising and environmental education campaigns
Economic or market-based policy instruments (e.g. taxes and tariffs, liability instruments, payment for ecosystem services; subsidies, deposit refund schemes; voluntary schemes such as EMAS, ISO 14001, Ecolabel, etc.)
Voluntary agreements (e.g. voluntary agreement of personal care companies to phase out microplastics from their products; agreement between fishermen and recycling companies to collect fishing gear brought to waste receptions facilities free of charge, etc.)
Practice/activity/action, which includes eco-design, removal actions, etc
Regulatory policy instruments (command and control instrument) which address waste management issues (solid waste management laws and regulations, etc.)
7. Which ROLE would you be willing to play in the implementation of marine litter measures? Please select one or more of the following options
Implementer
Facilitator
Promoter
Percentage
Choose the percentage of correspondance
