On Tuesday, November 7, four REMEDIES partners, namely NIC, INFOR, VLPF and RC, had the chance to present during the Ecomondo Green Technology Expo in Rimini, Italy. The workshop was entitled “Sustainable technologies for Marine litter removal and recycling: the experience of the H2020 MAELSTROM project in dialog with other experiences” and it was organized by the Ecomondo Scientific Technical Committee & CNR (National Research Council), BlueMissionMed CSA.
The workshop illustrated the experience of the successful implementation of monitoring, sustainable technologies for the removal and recycling of marine litter from coastal environments, describing the activites done, highlighting the issues faced so far and the strategies put in place to overcome them. Innovative approaches to involve stakeholders and citizens in the fight to marine litter in terms of C&D activities, networking and policy briefs were also presented.