Sustainable management of waste and wastewater in ports
The general objective of this project is to improve the quality of port marine waters by limiting the environmental impact of port activity and maritime traffic. Following the principles of resource enhancement and circular economy, it will define a set of good practices for managers and users of port areas to deal with waste and wastewater. These practices will be extended to all the ports of the Programme area and eventually the entire Mediterranean basin. Port Authorities are legally required to follow the Plan for the collection and management of port waste. However, there is no national and cross-border action to have standard management methods of the various types of waste and wastewater, whether on board of boats or in port, nor a service that meets ease of access, efficiency and economy criteria. The expected outcomes of GRRinPORT are therefore the development of action plans for: a) sustainable management of solid waste (including through the application of the "Choice Experiment" survey methodology), given waste and sediments dredged into ports, b) pilot applications of the most appropriate contamination remediation techniques for sediments dredged from ports (Port of Livorno) and c) the creation of an integrated and environmentally friendly system for hydrocarbon spill containment and removal and wastewater collection from pleasure crafts (Port of Cagliari). The beneficiaries of GRRinPORT will be the managers and users of port areas and the population at large. The Action Plans for the sustainable management of waste, sediments and wastewater will be shared among the project partners for the development of a unitary cross-border system/model to assist port users, including through sustainable management training, communication and awareness-raising actions.