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Arnold, Gael 63 SESSION V POSTERS Sources of Marine Debris: Coastal Urban Discharges Litter Associated With Storm Water Discharges in Auckland City Centre for Conservation, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Storm water debris from commercial, industrial and residential catchments in Auckland City were sampled for one year to estimate the scale of litter discharged from Auckland City into the coastal marine area in this manner. Three storm water catchments representative of each land use type were selected and debris in the storm water monitored by trapping material in the discharges in 19 mm wire nets placed on the outfall pipes. Debris was collected weekly, categorized as either hard plastic, sheeting and fibers, foam plastic, glass, aluminum, tin/steel, paper/cardboard or other, number of items in each category and the dry weight of each sample was recorded. Comparison of the number of items associated with land use types showed that industrial areas were a major source (9.69 items Ha -1 day -1 ) followed by commercial (3.33 items Ha -l day -l ) and residential areas (1.22 items Ha -1 day -1 ). Many of the debris items associated with the industrial area sampled were small virgin plastic granules. Comparison of the mass of debris showed the commercial areas were the greatest polluters (3-7g Ha -1 day -1 ) followed by industrial and residential areas (2.42g - 1.46g Ha -1 day -1 , respectively). The proportions of each category of debris from storm water were compared with those collected on the beaches of near shore islands in the Haruaki Gulf. Those materials which float and degrade slowly (e.g., hard plastic, foam plastic and sheeting and fibres) were represented in similar proportions in each area. This indicates that storm water may be a significant source of these materials in near shore marine waters, large heavy items such as glass are frequent on near shore islands but hardly found in storm water. The greatest proportion of storm water debris is paper and cardboard, but this is poorly represented on the islands suggesting that it breaks down in water and does not cause long term marine debris problems.
Bruner, Ronald 64 Eliminating Plastic Resin Pellets from the Marine Environment. Society of the Plastics Industry, Washington, D.C., USA Eliminating the loss of plastic resin pellets into the marine environment is the goal of Operation Clean Sweep, a plastics industry-wide awareness and education program being conducted by The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. (SPI). The program is aimed at everyone that manufactures, transports, handles and uses resin pellets. Resin pellets are the raw material of the plastics industry. They are inert and non-toxic. Plastic pellets. are believed to be a potential hazard, however, if ingested by seabirds and marine life. Soon after this concern was brought to SPI's attention in 1986, we began briefing resin companies, some of which already had resin containment programs; others have since taken action. Educational materials were produced stressing the message that resin pellets should be contained, reclaimed or disposed of properly. In 1987, SPI's Board of Directors approved a policy which stated, in part: "SPI is dedicated to working with its member companies to eliminate circumstances that result in resin pellets being lost in manufacturing or transportation and possible rendering harm to animal or marine life that mistake the pellets for food." In 1991, working with its resin-producing members, SPI developed a Pellet Retention Environmental Code. The major resin companies which signed the voluntary Code have committed themselves to the total containment of plastic pellets throughout the pellets' life span and to operating in full compliance with environmental laws and regulations pertaining to pellet containment. The following year a Processor's Pledge was developed to include those who process resin pellets into products. Operation Clean Sweep was launched at SPI's triennial international trade show in 1991. It is a multifaceted program to assist the plastics industry at every level to address and solve the problem of resin containment. There are three key components to Operation Clean Sweep: 1. Commitment to the goal of zero pellet loss 2. Changes in behavior and procedures to eliminate or contain spilled pellets 3. Changes in equipment and facilities to eliminate or contain spilled pellets. Operation Clean Sweep supports companies with a comprehensive educational program to help them inform and motivate employees and identify and remedy problems in behavior, procedures, equipment and facilities that cause pellet loss into the environment. More than 20,000 copies of materials have been distributed to plastic companies in the United States and abroad since the program was launched. Operation Clean Sweep stresses
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