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CSE launches coastal cities’ coalition to fight marine litter crisis
Context
Delhi-based non-profit Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has launched a coalition of coastal cities to fight marine litter pollution across India.
What is the coastal cities’ coalition?
- The coastal cities’ coalition will focus on combatting the scourge of marine litter across the country.
- It will be a platform for further research, capacity building and advocacy on the subject.
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Current policies
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- Key problems: absence of adequate research-driven data, lack of synergy in policy and practice among institutions connected to the causes of marine litter, and an unmet need for investment in a communication strategy to engage with citizens, fishing communities and industrial establishments.
About the problem
- The problem of marine litter is a serious trans-boundary issue.
- About 80 per cent of marine litter comes from land-based mismanagement of solid waste that reaches the ocean bed through various land-to-sea pathways. The remaining 20 per cent is contributed by coastal settlements.
- Plastic accounts for 90 per cent of all the waste that ends up in the marine ecosystem.
- Of the 460 million tonnes (MT) of global plastic production, nearly 353 MT comes back as plastic waste — 8 MT (2.26 per cent) of which is leaked into the marine ecosystem
- India, with a coastline of more than 7,000 kilometres, has a role to play in controlling this menace.
What are the source of marine litter?
- Fishing gear: Abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear (ALDFG)
- Tourism: Most of the waste from beaches comprises multi-layered and low-value plastics, polystyrene, plastic products like cutlery and carry bags and cigarette butts.
- Polluted discharge: The other contributors to marine litter include flood waters, discharge of untreated municipal sewage, automobile and industrial waste generated at the coasts and waste from shipbreaking yards.
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