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Project funded by INTERREG-Atlantic Area. It aims to prevent and reduce marine litter (ALDFG and microplastics), by developing new knowledge, tools & technology

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@FreeLitterAT
Free LitterAT
19 days
Last Tuesday, July 29th, 2025, the @IEOVigo conducted a new inclusive workshop on microplastics and marine litter at the ONCE Summer Camp held in Portonovo (Sanxenxo), specifically designed for individuals with visual impairments. @AtlanticArea #freelitterat
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@FreeLitterAT
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📢 This took place during the webinar “Sea Basin Strategies in Action: Innovation and Investment for Ocean Resilience”, organised by Forum Oceano & DGPM, which highlighted new approaches to strengthening ocean resilience through innovation and investment.
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@FreeLitterAT
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On July 15th, Marisa F. participated as Project Coordinator in the presentation of Free LitterAT, an innovative project focused on tackling marine pollution, biodiversity restoration, and coastal monitoring. @AtlanticArea @FundacionCETMAR #freelitterat
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@FreeLitterAT
Free LitterAT
2 months
At last week's Statistical Physics conference, Sara Croux from @MarineInst and Martiño Rial from @cretus_usc presented two posters on marine debris, as part of the Free LitterAT project. @AtlanticArea @UniversidadeUSC #freelitterat
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@FreeLitterAT
Free LitterAT
2 months
CETMAR, within the framework of the Free LitterAT project, is hosting an awareness day on marine litter with the little ones at Marea da Escardia school. Together, we’re inspiring the next generation to protect our oceans! 🌊♻️.@AtlanticArea #freelitterat #marinelitter
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@FreeLitterAT
Free LitterAT
2 months
We’re proud to share that our partners at DRAM have successfully carried out pilot cleanup activities at key accumulation sites within the Free LitterAT project, making significant strides in the fight against marine litter and coastal pollution. @AtlanticArea @MARE_Madeira
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Free LitterAT
2 months
On June 11th and 12th, Cedre, partner of the Free Litter AT project, hosted an outstanding workshop at their facilities in Brest (France) focused on beach litter source identification as part of the Free Litter AT initiative. @AtlanticArea @CedreBrest #freelitterat
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@FreeLitterAT
Free LitterAT
2 months
Sara Lourenço, member of Free LitterAT project partner CIIMAR, presented results on harmonising microplastics assessment protocols at the 19th International Conference on Chemistry and the Environment, June 8-12, 2025. @AtlanticArea.@CiimarUp.#freelitterat #microplastics
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@FreeLitterAT
Free LitterAT
3 months
📍The Free Litter AT team is gathered at Cedre for their semi-annual Steering Committee meeting to catch up on the latest progress of the project's activities. @AtlanticArea
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@FreeLitterAT
Free LitterAT
5 months
🌊 Last week, the @IEOVigo organized an inclusive workshop on microplastics & marine litter at ASPANAEX, Vigo, designed for people with intellectual disabilities. ♻️ Raising awareness & fostering inclusion for a cleaner ocean! 🌍💙. #atlanticarea #marinelitter #freelitterat
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@FreeLitterAT
Free LitterAT
5 months
RT @EUAtlantic: 🚀 Introducing the Free LitterAT Toolkit: a collaborative framework launched to engage key #EUprojects in the frame of the #….
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@FreeLitterAT
Free LitterAT
5 months
🔗 The Toolkit and the CINEA article are available at the following links:. Free LitterAT website:  CINEA newsletter:  CINEA article: 
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cinea.ec.europa.eu
Being aware of the challenges of marine litter, in the last 15 years several EU funding programmes have addressed marine litter under different perspectives. The outcome is a wide range of EU...
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Free LitterAT
5 months
📢 Even more exciting, it has been featured in CINEA’s monthly newsletter, focused on plastic-free ocean, showcasing the European Union’s commitment to cleaner, healthier coastal communities. Join us in working towards a litter-free future!.
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@FreeLitterAT
Free LitterAT
5 months
📢📢Exciting news from the Free LitterAT team! . We are proud to announce the publication of the Toolkit for Litter-Free Coastal Communities, developed in the frame of a collaboration among Pillar IV & Free LitterAT and 25 EU projects. @AtlanticArea @FundacionCETMAR
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@FreeLitterAT
Free LitterAT
6 months
📍 You can find it through our website at the following link:
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Free LitterAT
6 months
We are delighted to share a new publication within the framework of the Free LitterAT project, developed in collaboration with our partners @MARE_Madeira, exploring marine debris as a vector for NIS. #atlanticarea #interregatlanticarea #freelitterat #marinedebris
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@FreeLitterAT
Free LitterAT
6 months
Our colleagues from the @IEOVigo, in line with the objectives of the Free LitterAT project, have published a video to raise awareness about the pathways through which microplastics enter the marine environment. @AtlanticArea #freelitterat
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@FreeLitterAT
Free LitterAT
6 months
Yesterday, February 18, 2025, the II online meeting of the Advisory Board (AB) took place within the framework of the Free LitterAT project, during which the main achievements of the first year of the project were presented. @AtlanticArea #freelitteat
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