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What is TRAP?
TRAP addresses the critical transnational challenge of aquatic plastic pollution through innovative, eco-friendly solutions to reduce plastic litter reaching the Atlantic Ocean.
The main goal is to produce guidelines to design hotspots to trap and retain plastics in rivers and estuaries. It offers an innovative approach to tackle aquatic plastic pollution by combining advanced digital tools, nature-based solutions and community engagement.
TRAP brings positive change in the efficiency of plastic removal strategies and better-informed management practices. Key outputs include a digital management tool for identifying plastic retention hotspots, field-tested retention solutions, and practical guidelines for decision-makers.
Beneficiaries range from environmental agencies to local authorities and riverine communities. The project leverages transnational cooperation to ensure knowledge sharing, creating scalable, field-tested solutions that can be adapted across the Atlantic Area.
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Our Objective
TRAP aims at developing and demonstrating innovative, nature-based, solutions to trap and remove plastic litter from rivers, before reaching the Atlantic ocean.
It sets up: a digital management tool to forecast plastic transport and identify retention hotspots; pilot field installations to demonstrate effective retention measures; and a strategy to engage and inquire stakeholders and local communities towards impact and sustainability.
WP1 - Digital management tool able of modelling plastic transport
WP1 - Digital management tool able of modelling plastic transport
A1.1 – Building the numerical solver
A1.2 – Verifying, calibrating and validating the numerical solver
A1.3 – The TRAP digital management tool
A1.4 – From Research to Action: Applying Plastic Transport Models in Water Management
WP2 - Nature-based hotspots for plastic accumulation
WP2 - Nature-based hotspots for plastic accumulation
A2.1 – Field Site Baselines and Plastic Hotspot Identification
A2.2 – Plastic Traps in Action
A2.3 – From Field Experience to Actionable Guidelines
WP3 - Engagement and co-creation for societal impact
WP3 - Engagement and co-creation for societal impact
A3.1 – Policy on board – Engaging Authorities in Plastic Solutions
A3.2 – TRAP Connect – Tools for Community Action
A3.3 – Local Labs – Stakeholder Co-Creation Laboratories
A3.4 -The TRAP Roadmap – From Ideas to Impact
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TRAP addresses the critical transnational challenge of aquatic plastic pollution through innovative, eco-friendly solutions to reduce plastic litter reaching the Atlantic Ocean.
trap@tecnico.ulisboa.pt