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Circular schemes based on recycling end-of-life nets to produce recycled nets does not seem to have, currently, economic
viability since recycled nets are much more expensive than regular nets.
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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.
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Marine litter recycling (e.g. nets) is very difficult and complicated because of the degradation level. Besides,
aquaculture gear sometimes has mixed different types of material, which makes recycling even more difficult and
expensive.
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Market is lacking to use all types of recyclable material.
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There is a lack of protocols for the cleaning and recovery of materials prior to recycling. There is a resistance to
collecting all types of materials in ports. For example, dirty materials are not taken by all recyclers.
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Waste management points or recycling centres are not usually near the collection points for aquaculture litter and the
transportation costs are very expensive (payment of taxes or management/transport of waste to waste management facility.
Even more, some ports do not have facilities for collecting nets or other type of waste.
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There is additional legislation needed (decrees) to put in place specific EPR schemes in Spain.
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There are no plants adapted for recycling all types of material.
Support measures
Support for waste management
