Creation of a steering committee to tackle upstream waste

Since 2021, Watertrek is part of a dedicated steering committee - COPIL Voies de transfert - established by the French Ministry of Ecological Transition. Members work together to address upstream pollution, with the aim of significantly reducing plastic waste carried to the sea.

As a result, Watertrek operates collectively with other associations, government agencies, and relevant stakeholders, following the French road map “Zero plastic waste in the sea 2025”, and the European Directive “Strategy for the marine environment. (DCSMM).

This synergy serves to better tackle river plastic waste which largely contributes to 80 % of sea pollution.

To ensure efficiency and alignment in the work completed, meetings take place once to twice a year.