Actions for Objective 3: Remove existing marine debris Action Priority/timeframe Output Outcome Responsibility 3.01 Support High priority—ongoing for the National coordination of Funding for ongoing beach Australian, state, territory clean-up efforts life of the TAP beach clean-up effort via the efforts by community groups and local governments. TAP team established under and Indigenous ranger groups in Community groups Action 1.01 coastal regions across Australia, preventing marine debris Removal of marine debris from returning to the sea Australia’s coastal environment and from upstream sources Evidence to aid source reduction planning (from beach clean-up Collected materials reused, data) continues to build recycled or appropriately Data on the types of marine debris collected in beach-based clean-up efforts 3.02 Improve the effectiveness Medium priority—ongoing for Australian Government grant Australian Government grant Australian Government / of Australian Government grants the life of the TAP recipients required to consider recipients have increased Department of the in relation to marine debris litter/ marine debris consideration of marine debris Environment and Energy outcomes consequences in their projects and its impacts Additional data available Australian Government on marine debris environment grant recipients required to collect data and report on the types and amounts of marine debris removed or observed
Actions for Objective 3: Remove existing marine debris Action Priority/timeframe Output Outcome Responsibility 3.01 Support clean-up efforts High priority—ongoing for the life of the TAP National coordination of beach clean-up effort via the TAP team established under Action 1.01 Removal of marine debris from Australia’s coastal environment and from upstream sources Collected materials reused, recycled or appropriately Data on the types of marine debris collected in beach-based clean-up efforts Funding for ongoing beach efforts by community groups and Indigenous ranger groups in coastal regions across Australia, preventing marine debris returning to the sea Evidence to aid source reduction planning (from beach clean-up data) continues to build Australian, state, territory and local governments. Community groups 3.02 Improve the effectiveness of Australian Government grants in relation to marine debris outcomes Medium priority—ongoing for the life of the TAP Australian Government grant recipients required to consider litter/ marine debris consequences in their projects Australian Government environment grant recipients required to collect data and report on the types and amounts of marine debris removed or observed Australian Government grant recipients have increased consideration of marine debris and its impacts Additional data available on marine debris Australian Government / Department of the Environment and Energy