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THE FIVE WINNING PROJECTS INVOLVED IN CAPIMED-ISLAND

e The Small Islands Organisation (SMILO) implements a micro- t The Royal Albania Foundation supports the local authorities
sector to produce alternatives to single-use plastic in the on ten Albanian islands which seek to define a sustainable
Îles d’Or (France) and plans to replicate the approach on the waste management strategy, and develop regulations to
islands of Tavolara (Italy) and Kerkennah (Tunisia). limit the use of plastic on the islands.

r The Croatian association Nature, Environment and Sustainable u In Spain, the Save the Med and Ibiza Preservation foundations
Development (SUNCE) supports local stakeholders with their establish a common “plastic-free” certification in the
waste reduction initiative on two Croatian islands and develops tourism sector in the Balearic Islands and offer a guide with
a zero-plastic plan. best practices.

i With Plastistop, the Jlij Association for the Marine Environment
(AJEM) improves the collection and recycling of plastic
from a neighbourhood on the Tunisian island of Djerba.

Even more than the Mediterranean coastline, the islands are suffering
from growing plastic pollution which is reflected by micro-particles
THE in the sea. Limited in space, the destinations of drifting plastic waste,
CONTEXT lacking the infrastructure to implement sorting and recycling industries,
the small islands still remain resilient regions, which strive to suggest
solutions: reducing the use of plastic, designing sustainable alternatives,
local recycling, creating labels... Their small scale could play in their favour
and push them to become change leaders.