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On this page: Marine Debris Sources | Marine Debris Impacts | Laws and Regulations | Prevention, Control, and Reduction | Monitoring and Research | General Marine Debris Information
Marine Debris Sources
- Plastic Pellets in the Aquatic Environment (PDF) (13 pp, 1.6MB)
- Turning the Tide on Trash: Marine Debris Curriculum, Definitions, Characteristics, and Sources (PDF) (30 pp, 9MB)
- Municipal Solid Waste
- Municipal Solid Waste in the United States 2007 Facts and Figures
- Municipal Solid Waste - Landfills
- Combined Sewer Overflows
- Stormwater Systems
- Non-Point Source Pollution
- Interagency Marine Debris Coordinating Committee Report (PDF) (63 pp, 7MB)
- Ocean Conservancy: International Coastal Cleanup 2008 ICC Report
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Marine Debris Sources
- Greenpeace: Plastic Debris in the World's Oceans
- Department of the Interior, National Fish and Wildlife Service (PDF) (6 pp, 2MB)
Marine Debris Impacts
- Turning the Tide on Trash: Marine Debris Curriculum, Effects of Marine Debris on Marine Organisms, Coastal Areas, and Human Health (PDF) (13 pp, 4.9MB)
- Interagency Marine Debris Coordinating Committee Report (PDF) (63 pp, 7MB)
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Marine Debris Impacts
- United Nations Regional Seas Programme: Marine Litter Effects
- Ocean Conservancy: Entangled Animals
- Ocean Conservancy: Bycatch
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Great Pacific Garbage Patch
- National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis: Global Map on Human Impacts on Marine Ecosystems
Laws and Regulations
- General Water Laws, Regulations, and Treaties
- Wetlands Laws, Regulations, and Treaties
- Oceans, Coasts, and Estuaries Laws, Regulations, and Treaties
- Watersheds Laws, Regulations, and Treaties
- Marine Debris Laws, Regulations, and Treaties
Prevention, Control, and Reduction
Solid Waste | Stormwater | Vessel Waste | Plastics | Removal
Solid Waste
- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
- Common Wastes and Materials Recovered for Recycling
- Recycling the Hard Stuff Fact Sheet (PDF) (2 pp, 459K)
- Buying Recycled Products
- Consumer's Handbook for Reducing Solid Waste
- Tips for Reducing Solid Waste
- Educating Others on Source Reduction and Recycling
- Tools for Local Government Recycling Programs
- Business Guide for Reducing Solid Waste (PDF) (82 pp, 50MB)
- Source Reduction - Savings for Businesses
- Comprehensive Procurement Guideline
- Industrial Materials Recycling
- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - Construction and Demolition Materials
- School Recycling Resources
- Tips for a Waste-Less School Year
- Pack a Waste-Free Lunch
- Tools to Reduce Waste in Schools (PDF) (44 pp, 808K)
- Solid Waste Education Materials
- Recycle on the Go
- National Waste Minimization Program
- Resource Conservation Challenge
- WasteWise
- Pollution Prevention
- Pollution Prevention Resources Exchange
- Green Chemistry
- Keep America Beautiful
- Earth 911
- Product Stewardship
Back to Prevention, Control, and Reduction
Stormwater
- Stormwater System Best Management Practices
- Public Education and Outreach on Stormwater Impacts
- Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
- Industrial Stormwater: Water Transportation Facilities (PDF) (12 pp, 181K)
- Industrial Stormwater: Rubber, Miscellaneous Plastic Products, and Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries (PDF) (9 pp, 143K)
- Girl Scout Water Drop Patch Project
- Non-Point Source Toolkit - Storm Drain Stenciling (PDF) (2 pp, 140K)
- Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping for Municipal Operations
Back to Prevention, Control, and Reduction
Vessel Waste
- Marinas and Boating Polluted Runoff
- United States Coast Guard Homeport Vessel Tips
- NOAA Clean Marina Initiative
- 2008 Vessel General Permit
Back to Prevention, Control, and Reduction
Plastics
- Plastic Wastes Recycled from Naval Vessels
- Plastics Manufacturing and Recycling
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Plastic Marine Debris
- Operation Clean Sweep
- Plastic Debris Rivers to Sea
Back to Prevention, Control, and Reduction
Removal
- Adopt Your Watershed
- Disaster Debris Management
- Ocean Conservancy: International Coastal Cleanup
- Alice Ferguson Foundation: Trash Free Potomac Watershed Initiative
- Project Aware
- New Hampshire Marine Debris to Energy Project
- Hawaii's Nets to Energy Program
- Fishing for Energy
- Oregon Derelict Gear Recovery Project
Back to Prevention, Control, and Reduction
Monitoring and Research
- National Marine Debris Monitoring Program Report (74 pp, 5.9MB)
- Assessing and Monitoring Floatable Debris (PDF) (57 pp, 2.6MB)
- Composition of Floating Debris in Harbors of the United States (PDF) (18 pp, 531K)
- The United States Environmental Protection Agency's Role in Controlling Aquatic Debris (PDF) (10 pp, 198K)
- Ocean Survey Vessel Bold (PDF) (2 pp, 245K)
- Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Program
- National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Marine Debris Publications
- Algalita Marine Research Foundation
General Marine Debris Information
- Turning the Tide on Trash: Marine Debris Curriculum
- Interagency Marine Debris Coordinating Committee Report
- Kids' Letters About Marine Debris
- Environmental Kids Club
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Ocean Conservancy
- United Nations Regional Seas Programme
- United Nations Environment Programme: Marine Litter, An Analytical Overview (PDF) (58 pp, 8.6MB)
- National Research Council: Tackling Marine Debris in the 21st Century (PDF) (58 pp, 8.6MB)
- Keep Oceans Clean
- Marine Debris: More than a Litter Problem
- National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
- Marine Debris in Canada
- Heal the Bay
- California Coastal Commission
- U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy: An Ocean Blueprint for the 21st Century (PDF) (676 pp, 18.4MB)
- Craig Hooks, Marine Debris Green Scene
