Knowledge measures

Consider the ideas, expectations and interests of the aquaculture gear manufacturers and importers regarding the EPR system, as they will be responsible for the waste management.

Marine debris management Marine debris management

Relevant type of aquaculture:

Fish Shellfish Seaweed

Relevant sea basin:

Mediterranean

Relevant stage:

Removal and recycling

Related Barriers:

  • High-level policy makers show little awareness of the necessity to develop specific decrees for the EPR system. Besides, an EPR system is very complex and needs the involvement of many sectors and many public and private institutions.

  • The set up of the EPR schemes may imply an increase on the gear prices.

  • There is additional legislation needed (decrees) to put in place specific EPR schemes in Spain.

Related Good Practice:

R&R GP5.1

In Italy, a tax is applied to all plastic packaging producers

 The producers are in a consortium that manage their taxes (CONAI). Their contribution is used for the disposal process of the packaging. A similar idea is represented by the European collaborative initiative of a European consortium of companies and associations representing the entire value chain of flexible packaging (CEFLEX.EU). The CEFLEX mission is to further enhance the performance of flexible packaging in the circular economy by designing and advancing better system solutions identified through the collaboration of companies representing the entire value chain This kind of consortia can support partnership and common effort in finding valuable solutions.