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Medellin Declaration on Marine Litter in Life Cycle Assessment and Management

Facilitated by the Forum for Sustainability through Life Cycle Innovation (FSLCI) in close cooperation with La Red Iberoamericana de Ciclo de Vida (RICV) on Wednesday 14 of June 2017

The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment volume 22, pages 1637–1639 (2017)Cite this article

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The Medellin Declaration on Marine Litter in Life Cycle Assessment and Management was developed during the Conferencia Internacional de Análisis de Ciclo de Vida en Latinoamérica, which took place from 12–15 June in Medellin, Colombia. The Declaration calls for an improved handling of plastic resources and is meant to encourage researchers and relevant stakeholders to develop new methodologies to address marine litter better within Life Cycle Assessments.

The declaration has been co-authored by various stakeholders present at the conference and has been revised in an online-consultation process until the 18th of July. The global life cycle community is invited to join the Medelling Declaration, which is available for signature on the FSLCI website at: https://fslci.org/medellindeclaration.

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  1. FSLCI and The Life Cycle Group CyVi, Université de Bordeaux – ISM, 351 Cours de la Liberation, 33405, Talence Cedex, France

    Guido Sonnemann

  2. RICV and Sustainable Recycling Industries & Life Cycle Management, World Resources Forum, Lerchenfeldstrasse 5, 9014, St. Gallen, Switzerland

    Sonia Valdivia

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Sonnemann, G., Valdivia, S. Medellin Declaration on Marine Litter in Life Cycle Assessment and Management. Int J Life Cycle Assess 22, 1637–1639 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-017-1382-z

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Keywords

  • Declaration
  • Marine litter
  • Plastics
  • Ocean
  • Marine pollution
  • LCA
  • LCIA
  • Extended producer responsibility