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In Menorca, plastic waste per capita generation (60 kg/cap/year) is close to the Western Europe average (64 kg/cap year), according to the National Guidance for Plastic Pollution Hotspotting and Shaping Action Report for Menorca. 1 One of the main problems that has been detected in this study is…

As a result of the previous gap analysis, the Plastic Hotspot Assessment1 and the stakeholders’ consultation, we will hereafter provide a series of recommendations, which will help achieve the targets.

As a result of the previous gap analysis, the plastic hotspot assessment and the stakeholders’ consultation, we will hereafter provide a series of recommendations.

The Republic of Cyprus has the highest per-capita plastic waste generation in Europe. Around 8-10% of this plastic is either mismanaged or leaks into the environment. This is due to the fact that the island state in the Mediterranean Sea has a big tourism sector, with up to 4 million tourists on…

This IUCN economic brief is based on the dissertation “Economic assessment of a deposit refund system, an instrument for the implementation of a circular economy solution to reduce plastic waste in Menorca, Spain”, developed in fulfilment of International Master of Science in Sustainable and…