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ArticleEcological economics : the journal of the International Society for Ecological Economics2023

Public preferences for marine plastic litter management across Europe.

Salma Khedr, Katrin Rehdanz, Roy Brouwer, Pieter van Beukering, Hanna Dijkstra, Sem Duijndam, Ikechukwu C Okoli

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Article in Ecological economics : the journal of the International Society for Ecological Economics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. Towards more sustainable oceans: A review of the pressing challenges posed by marine plastic litter.Waste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA · 2025
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7 authors.

Salma KhedrKiel University, Department of Economics, Wilhelm-Seelig-Platz 1, 24118 Kiel, Germany.
Katrin RehdanzKiel University, Department of Economics, Wilhelm-Seelig-Platz 1, 24118 Kiel, Germany.
Roy BrouwerDepartment of Economics and the Water Institute, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada.
Pieter van BeukeringInstitute for Environmental Studies (IVM), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1111, 1081 HV Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Hanna DijkstraInstitute for Environmental Studies (IVM), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1111, 1081 HV Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Sem DuijndamInstitute for Environmental Studies (IVM), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1111, 1081 HV Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Ikechukwu C OkoliKiel University, Department of Economics, Wilhelm-Seelig-Platz 1, 24118 Kiel, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plastic pollution is one of the most challenging problems affecting the marine environment of our time. Based on a unique dataset covering four European seas and eight European countries, this paper adds to the limited empirical evidence base related to the societal welfare effects of marine litter management. We use a discrete choice experiment to elicit public willingness-to-pay (WTP) for macro and micro plastic removal to achieve Good Environmental Status across European seas as required by the European Marine Strategy Framework Directive. Using a common valuation design and following best-practice guidelines, we draw comparisons between countries, seas and policy contexts. European citizens have strong preferences to improve the environmental status of the marine environment by removing and reducing both micro and macro plastic litter and implementing preventive measures favouring a pan-European approach. However, public WTP estimates differ significantly across European countries and seas. We explain why and discuss implications for policymaking.

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Choice experimentGood environmental statusMacro plasticMarine litterMarine strategy framework directiveMicro plasticPlastic litter

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