Support measures

Put in place various contractual agreements with external contractors to collect used or damaged goods (cardboards and equipment) to be recycled or upgraded

Support for waste management

Relevant type of aquaculture:

Relevant sea basin:

Relevant stage:

Related Barriers:

Recycling companies are located too far from the farm to collect, sort and recycle worn out gear and other waste, which is too costly to integrate into the lifecycle of a farm. This barrier leads to dumping the waste in the garbage without sorting it.
Some waste collection centres do not accept to take in the non-organic waste from shellfish producers. A common waste collection policy should be elaborated and enforced.
The difficulty of separating different types of materials for recycling purposes.
There is a lack of appropriate waste management infrastructures to handle worn out aquaculture and fishing equipment.
There is a lack of efficient systems and facilities for collecting, storing and processing of used gear and equipment.

Related Good Practice:

R&R GP 2.4

Alternatives for fish bag collection and recycling

In Scotland, feed for fish farming was originally deliverd in small 25kg bags. With the new system, the feed is delivered by feed barch in a one ton bag and lifted with a crane into the barch. Feed bags are taken away by the feed delivery boat and recycled. Less opportunity for accidental loss and waste creation.

R&R GP 2.5

Alternatives for silicon socks

In some regions in France, the damaged silicon socks are being collected for recycling and upgrading as an alternative to a costly deposit at the waste collection centre. This initiative is carried out at no cost and based on a voluntary approach.

R&R GP 2.6

Improved dismantling procedure of worn out materials

During 2019, MOWI has established a national agreement in Norway with a waste handler to ensure a safe and standardized handling of the waste and easier access to the waste data. Also in Norway, MOWI started rolling out a new collaboration with a subcontractor, who collects their feeding pipes, cuts them in a closed process to prevent cut fragments and microplastics from being released to the environment. The used pipes will be recycled into new products.