Since marine litter, in particular for plastic waste, stems to a large extent from land-based activities caused mainly by poor solid waste management practices and infrastructure, littering by citizens and lack of public awareness, specific measures should be laid down in waste prevention programmes and waste management plans.
Sa mhéid go dtagann bruscar muirí, go háirithe dramhaíl phlaisteach, d’fhormhór ó ghníomhaíochtaí ar talamh a eascraíonn as droch-chleachtais agus drochbhonneagar bainistithe dramhaíola soladaí, ó chaitheamh bruscar a dhéanann saoránaigh agus ó easpa feasachta poiblí, ba cheart bearta sonracha a leagan síos i gcláir coiscthe dramhaíola agus i bpleananna bainistithe dramhaíola.