
Program
September 19th
8:30 - Reception of participants
9:30 - Opening | official entities
minister of the Sea ( the confirm) , presidents CM Setúbal, APSS, APLM, MARE
10:00 - 13:00 - Panel 1. Policy solutions and awareness
Session 1A. Directives and legislation ( Moderation Sandra Moutinho, DGRM)
10:00 am - Strategies and instruments to combat marine litter: direct measures and indirect - Ana Cristina Carrola, APA
10:15 - Marine garbage and the 2030 Agenda - Conceição Santos, DGPM
10:30 - Marine litter on beaches in Portugal - what monitoring alerts us to! - Isabel Moura, APA
10:45 - Fishing for a sea without rubbish - Sérgio Faias, DOCAPESCA
11:00 Debate & Questions
11:15am - 11:45am break
Session 1B. Awareness: the role of civil society
( Moderation José Carlos Ferreira, MARE)
11:45 - Coastwatch Project - European project on environmental education for sustainability - Carla Pacheco, GEOTA
12:00 - Project "Education for sustainable development and global citizenship" - Simon Acciaioli, Sea Brigade
12:15 - The Customary Suspects on our Beach - Catarina Gonçalves, Blue Flag Program
12:30 - The role of the SGRU in raising citizens' awareness for the correct disposal of plastic waste - Susana Lopes, Lipor
12:45 Debate & Questions
13:00 - 14:30 Free lunch
2:30 pm - 6:00 pm - Panel 2. Economy and society: applying solutions
Session 2A. From design to use ( moderation Grace Martinho, APLM-MARE)
14:30 - Plastics and the Environment: Threat or Opportunity? -Carlos Bernardo, Institute of Polymers and Composites, ONE little
14:45 - Conception and design: Ecodesign of alternative products - Paulo Correia, Logoplaste
15:00 - Strategies for plastic in the food retail sector - Victor Martins, Sonae MC
15:15 - Problems and solutions for greater recyclability of plastic packaging. collaborative strategy - Luisa Magalhães, Smart Waste
15:30 Plastics: Challenges and Opportunities, Fernando Ventura, Pingo Doce
15:45 Debate & Questions
16:00 - 16:30 Break
Session 2B. the life of the end of life ( Moderation Ana Pires , MARE)
16:30 - Plastic Recycling in a Circular Economy: main challenges and obstacles” - Lindsey Wuisan, ECOS, Circular Economy Portugal
16:45 - Reuse to avoid disposables - Graça Gonçalves, specialist in waste management
17:00 End of life destination: the ecopoint - João Letras, Sociedade Ponto Verde
5:15 pm EPS and XPS Recycling - Pedro Luis, EPS20 FISCHER
17:30 PET recycling process - Rui Silva and Cristina Barbosa, Evertis
17:45 Debate & Questions
18:00 Flash presentations - Session I ( see )
19:00 - Muscat of Honor - CM Setúbal
Tasting snacks with seaweed - Alga4Food Project, FCT-NOVA
20th of September
9:00 - 13:00 - "Microplastics" research workshop
13:00 - 14:30 Free lunch
2:30 pm - 5:30 pm - Panel 3. Research and development of innovative solutions
Session 3A. Alternatives to plastic ( Moderation Ana Gomes, APLM-MARE)
2:30 pm - YPack Project - Ascension Reis, Requimte and FCT NOVA
14:45 - SpraySafe - Isabel Ferreira, CIMO, IP Bragança
15:00 - Spawnfoam, biological building materials - Pedro Mendes, Spawnfoam
15:15 Debate & Questions
4:05 pm - 4:30 pm Break
Session 3B. Solutions for detection and prevention
( Moderation Paula Sobral , APLM-MARE)
4:30 pm - UAS4LITTER - Mapping of marine litter with low-cost drones - Gil Gonçalves, INESC -Coimbra
16:45 - Tap water only: a more sustainable future - Marcos Sá, Communication and Environmental Education Department, EPAL
17:00 - OCS - Operation Clean Sweep - Nuno Aguiar, APIP
17:15 - Debate & Questions
17:30 - Closing | Representatives CM Setúbal, ABS, APLM, MARE
18:30 - Action to promote Carapau - Docapesca, Ports and Auctions, SA
Day 21 of September
National Beach Clean up Day (International Coastal Clean up)
9:00 - 13:00 - Monitoring and cleaning of Praia da Albarquel ( see info )










