Marine Litter & LCA
Project Area Background
Marine litter is a global concern crossing country borders. A recent study has estimated that 4.8 to 12.7 million tonnes of plastic waste entered the oceans in 2010 (Jambeck et al, 2015), linking it to insufficient waste management, littering and consumption behaviour: Estimated numbers vary, but it is clear that too much waste enter rivers, seas and oceans which have turned into the world’s biggest landfill, causing environmental, economic, and social damage. About 388 million tonnes of plastics were produced in 2015 with 99.5% being fossil-based. There is also growing evidence that marine plastics represent a substantial challenge to marine biodiversity: over 500 species are known to be affected by entanglement, ingestion, and ghost fishing (UN Environment).
Marine Litter News
FSLCI Workshop Reports
Linking the Life Cycle Inventory and Impact Assessment of Marine Litter and Plastic Emissions | Workshop Report
Read our latest workshop report on Marine Litter and LCA and learn more about the link between inventory and impact assessment!
Marine Litter and LCA: Global and Latin American Initiatives | Workshop Report
Read our latest workshop report on Marine Litter and LCA and learn more about the regional challenges in Latin America
Connecting Expert Communities to Address Marine Litter in Life Cycle Assessment | Workshop Report
The report provides an overview of discussions during a lunch-to-lunch workshop that we organized in collaboration with the Red Iberoamericana de Ciclo de Vida (RICV) in Brussels from 22.05 to 23.05...
Ongoing FSLCI Activities
MariLCA - Marine Impacts in Life Cycle Assessment
Medellin Declaration on Marine Litter in LCA and LCM
Medellin Declaration on Marine Litter in LCA and LCM
Sign the Medellin Declaration on Marine Litter in LCA and LCM
PacKnoPlast
PacKnoPlast
Sustainable Decision-making for food packaging given consumer rejection of plasticMarine Impacts in Life Cycle Assessment