Plastic hoort niet in de Noordzee - NRK NRK 30-10-12 def.pdf · Presentatie op NRK-bijeenkomst...

Plastic hoort niet in deNoordzeePresentatie op NRK-bijeenkomst

Bunnik, 30 oktober 2012

Arthur ten Wolde, IMSA Amsterdam

PMW015

! IMSA Amsterdam PMW015 2

IMSA Amsterdam

• Onafhankelijke private denktank en adviesbureau

op het gebied van duurzaamheid en innovatie

(1985)

• Systeemdenken, science-based

• Multidisciplinair team 20 academici

• Stakeholderdialogen, strategisch advies en festivals

• Initiator (2009) en coördinator Plastic Marine Litter

programme (2011)


De directe effecten van plastic in zee zijnvoldoende reden tot actie

Economische schade Dierenleed

Honderdendiersoortengetroffen

enkele - 100 miljard euro per jaar

Wereldwijd:


Ook de Noordzee is behoorlijk vervuild

95% van de dood aangetroffen Noordse Stormvogels in deNoordzee bevat 35 stukjes plastic met een gewicht van 0,3gram in de maag (Bron: Jan Andries van Franeker)


Zelfs Noordelijke IJszee wordt steeds meereen vuilnisbelt

Alfred Wegener Instituut, 22 oktober 2012: verdubbeling afval opzeebodem van 1 naar 2 procent sinds 2002


Daar bovenop indirecte effecten (rood)


Noordzeemosselen bevatten gemiddeld ééndeeltje microplastic per gram vlees

Universiteit Gent, 25 augustus 2012


The problem will only get worse

300

200

100

200019801960

400

500

600

700

2020 2040

Global plastic productionMton/year

Business asusual

Factor 2 andcatching up

1970 1990 2010 2030 2050


Main sources of plastic marine litter

• Packaging: plastic carrier bags,

bottles, …

• Fishing nets

• Pellets

• Textile

• Cosmetics

• Balloons

• …


Thousands of tonnes of plastic end up in theNorth Sea every year

Reuse

Recycling Energy recovery

Virgin plastic

Pellet loss

Scrubs

Laundry

Transport

Production

Use

End-of-life

Fisheries

Shipping

River litter

Wastewaterplant

No

ord

zee

Beachlitter


For the North Sea knowledge of PML ispatchy

Floating StrandingFragmenting

SedimentationMicroplastics

Fouling

Seabed

Ingested

Quantitative,

relatively complete

Rudimentary, laborious

measurements

Single species - fulmar

One survey,large coverage

Scattered information,

pathways unclear

Direct entry established,

quantities uncertain


Keeping resources in the loop can eliminatewaste-related problems: circular economy

recycle

raw materials

Recovered materials

manufacture use end of life

waste & litter prevention nutrientrecovery

composting

rethink, redesign, reduce, repair & enable, tempt and enforce

reuse


Plastic Marine Litter Programme: An integralapproach towards a plastic-free North Sea

• Programme with concrete projects aimed at a plastic-

free North Sea

• Flagship project of PlasticsEurope

• Science based, aiming at win-win-win solutions

• Aiming for improved waste management, behavioural

change, circular business models, habitat restoration,

science and policy development

• First project successfully completed in the Netherlands

in 2011; 2 projects running; 1 large grant application

• Up-scaling to North Sea countries in 2013 (?)

• Successes to be used in other seas


A working hypothesis provides a shareddefinition of the problem

Causes Effects Solutions

Man-made

Complex

Unsustainable

life cycle

Ecosystems

Economies

Human health

Cumulative

impacts

Multi-stakeholder

Manufacture

Usage

End-of-life

Restoration

Keep benefits


Outcome of 2011 PML Project

!Strong group of involved

stakeholders

! Report with inventory of the issues,

well-received

! Website

www.plasticmarinelitter.eu

! Outline of the North Sea

programme


Stakeholders involved in report

Industry

Science

NGO’s

Governments


The issue lies at the intersect of ocean healthand plastic usage

Ocean health Plastic usage

Over

fishing

Climate

change

Non-native

species

Toxicity

Resources

P

M

L

Life

cycle

Pollution


Main conclusions report

• Plastics do not belong in the ocean

• Plastic marine litter is one of the pollutants that

adds to existing threats to ocean health

• The unsustainable life cycle of plastics, and

especially the “leakage” in the end-of life phase,

forms a major cause of plastic marine litter

• Action is required at all levels of the current life

cycle of plastic

• Scenarios are lacking and need to be developed

for the North Sea


Action is required at all levels of the currentlife cycle of plastic

Waste Management

Production & transport

Rethink

Circular business models

Material redesign

Product redesign

Consumption& Disposal

End-of-life

Energy recoveryNutrient recoveryMaterial recoveryEmission control

InterceptClean upReuse / Repair

Recycle

Composting

Incinerate

Land fill

Substitution

Bio-based

Biodegradable

Timed degradation

Non-toxic

Restoration

Smart material use

Design for recycling

Resource efficiency

LCA

Certification

Education

Certification

Labeling

Best Practices

Lease / borrow

‘Bio’ ‘Techno’

Biogas

(Marine) EnvironmentUse

Behavioral change


An effective solutions programme requiresknowledge of abatement costs

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ment

cost i

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/unit

Abatement potential in unit per year

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• (Design for) recycling

• Alternative materials

• Biodegradable products

• Bio-based products

• Phase-outs

• Take-back systems

• Awareness programs

• Legislative approaches

• River clean-up

• Beach clean-up

• Marine clean-up


The North Sea and Wadden Sea have avaluable ecosystem


The North Sea has a large economic value


Six work streams + coalition building

Increase

knowledge

Circular

business

models

Promote

behavioural

change

Improve

waste

management

Restore

habitats

Policy

development

Science Industry GovernmentsNGOs

• Awareness of the North Sea

• Plastic usage and disposal on land

• Prevent disposal practices at sea

• Design for reuse & recycle

• Improve life cycle analyses

• Avoid potential toxicants

• Teaching

• Increase collection

• Increase recycling

• Close the leaks

• Embed stakeholder knowledge

and best practices

• Enforce regional & int. Policies

• Enhance global cooperation

manufacture use end-of-life environment

• Improve monitoring efforts

• Integrate knowledge

• Develop scenarios

• Build on marine infrastructure

•Impact assessment•Cost-Benefit Analysis•Start up pilots•Set of demands

•Choice “hot spots”


Project 1: Improve waste management

• Led by Stuf Kaasenbrood, PlasticsEurope

• Supported by PlasticsEurope and Desso

• Objectives:

1.Increase collection

2.Increase recycling

3.Close the leaks

• 2012: Inventory with Dutch stakeholders

• 2013: Scale-up to North Sea countries


Project 2: Closing the Chain of 0.5-literPlastic Drinking Bottles - led by DPI

• Question: how to prevent small (or all) plastic bottles in

NL ending up in the sea

• Supported by Sabic and Van Gansewinkel

• Aim: develop concepts for a closed cycle that will apply

to many types of packaging

• Research and solution development

• Partners: North Sea Foundation, Copernicus Institute

(Utrecht University), DPI and DPI Value Centre (Mgmt),

Kruidenier Food Services, IMSA Amsterdam,

PlasticsEurope, NRK


Project 3: “Mosa Pura” research -led by Hogeschool Zuyd

• Latin for “clean Maas”

• Startup supported by Sabic, Chemelot and

PlasticsEurope

• Research project on the presence of floating litter in the

river Maas, including microplastics and testing a

Thomsea


Project 4: The Plastic Sea Journey - fundingproposal to Dutch Postcode Lottery

• ! 2 million requested by de Waddenverenigingtogether with the North Sea Foundation, IMSAAmsterdam and Sterke Yerke

• Aiming at reducing plastic in the North Sea andWadden Sea by:

• Involving the public with actions, adventure andall media

• Beach cleanups and the raft voyage• Innovation Labs with industry and governments to

develop options for action and concrete solutions• Improving the knowledge base• Focus on the top 5 top of plastic marine litter


Deliverables PML work stream 2:Enable circular business models

• Development and extension of best practices

• Contribution to improved plastic labelling system

• Contribution to improving LCA methodology

• Start up new pilots for current sources of PML

• Promote an approach to avoid potential toxicants as the

industry norm and to increase eco-design products

• Problem analysis of microplastics in cosmetic products

• Contribution to integrate principles of cyclic business

models in education


Acties bedrijfsleven

• Probleem onderkend door wereldwijde plasticsindustrie

(maart 2011) inclusief NRK en PlasticsEurope; tientallen

acties waaronder Operation Clean Sweep, zie Marine

Litter Solutions

• Desso, Sabic, DPI, Chemelot, Van Gansewinkel,

Kruidenier, Nederland Schoon

• Cosmetica: industrie in defensief, retail reactief: HEMA,

Etos, De Tuinen, Rituals, Kruidvat en Trekpleister weren

producten met microplastics (2012)

• Probleem geenszins opgelost


Hoe nu verder

• PML bijeenkomst begin 2013

• Bijeenkomst Europese Commissie April 2013

• Publieksdialogen (Marlisco)

• Belemmering: Gebrek aan politieke wil, gevoel

van urgentie en budgetten

• Ecodesign! Circulaire economie!


Hartelijk dank voor uw aandacht

Contact

If you have any questions,do not hesitate to contact us!

Plastic Marine Litter Programme Coordinationc/o IMSA AmsterdamPrins Hendriklaan 151075 AX Amsterdam

The Netherlands

E [email protected] +31(0)20 578 76 24

www.plasticmarinelitter.eu

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