Support for countries developing or amending national policy and legislation to tackle sea-based marine plastic litter (SBMPL) to reflect internationally agreed policy and legal frameworks is being provided through a series of Global Webinars under the GloLitter Partnerships project.
The first webinar (24 May) covered issues including the international governance framework, the international response to plastic litter in the marine environment, and guidance on the inclusion of plastic waste from ships into national waste management legislation. It involved 36 participants from 12 countries.
Marine plastic litter is recognised as a major environmental problem. Under MARPOL Annex V the discharge of all types of garbage into the sea from ships is prohibited, except in cases explicitly permitted under the Annex - for example food waste and cargo residues. The London Convention and Protocol
