Building CapaCity among Microplastics INDustry Stakeholders (BCC MINDS)
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Building CapaCity among Microplastics INDustry Stakeholders (BCC MINDS)
Although the
adverse impacts of microplastics on the marine environment have received
growing attention and recognition worldwide during the last decade, the focus
of existing initiatives in Greece has been primarily on shaping public
knowledge, attitudes and behavior towards secondary microplastics and microbead
usage in cosmetics and personal care products. The proposed initiative aims at
shedding light on the less known, but equally significant, sources of primary
marine microplastic pollution (i.e. agricultural
mulch films, artificial sport turfs, paints, clothing and textiles,
detergents/cleaning products, road tyres) by bringing together and building
capacity among key industry stakeholders.
The project’s approach is focused
around the following three interrelated axes:
- Stakeholder mapping to identify the key players for each source category, their knowledge
on the targeted environmental problem, and their interest in the initiative.
- Targeted consultation and engagement
activities to conduct a diagnosis of the current situation, based on extensive dialogue with experts and stakeholders on the sources,
impacts, and possible solutions (direct contacts by phone, mail and
face-to-face meetings).
- Identification and discussion
of future steps (e.g. potential measures,
initiatives, etc.) that can be taken to reduce the production and emission of
microplastics from the aforementioned sources at the national level.