Legislation measures

Introducing a tax provides financial incentives to sellers of SUP items used in the sector to switch to reusable items in order to avoid price increases associated with the taxed cords, clips or boxes. Farmers might not be willing to pay increased prices for single-use items and hence might reduce their consumption of them. This could also send signals up the supply chain to producers of plastic items to design and produce them differently,

Policy Policy

Photo: Olia Danilevich Photo: Olia Danilevich

Relevant type of aquaculture:

Fish Shellfish Seaweed

Relevant sea basin:

Baltic

Relevant stage:

Prevention and reduction