Tid(y)Up F(ol)low the Plastic from source to the sea: Tisza-Danube integrated action plan to eliminate plastic pollution of rivers
Despite the advanced waste management and ambitious recycling objectives of the EU, studies indicate the presence of macroplastic and microplastic pollution in rivers of Europe. Tid(y)Up project is focusing on the improvement of water quality and reduction of plastic pollution in one of Europe’s most heavily contaminated rivers, the Tisza, and investigates plastic pollution and its effect on the Danube and the Black Sea.
Currently there are no standard methods and consistent data available on plastic pollution of rivers in the Danube Basin that would help harmonized actions of water management authorities and allow cooperation with other sectors. In Tid(y)Up, project partners develop and launch a set of integrated actions, consult and provide tools for relevant stakeholders and initiate long term transboundary and intersectoral cooperation with the aim of monitoring and eliminating the plastic pollution. The project operates with a list of diverse tools including research activities to standardize methods for estimation of the size of pollution, formulating recommendations toward standardized measurement and analyzing methods. The partnership of Tid(y)Up will carry out field trips, expeditions, pilot actions to identify and restore polluted areas, as well as education and awareness raising actions for prevention. The novelty of the project is that it provides tools, data and the assessment of various used methodology for understanding of the sources, nature and risks of contamination flows; and delivers practical examples of possible actions and legislative solutions both on local and transnational level. The key focus is to gather all necessary information, raise awareness of the relevant actors and provide them with practical tools in order to create active, cooperating communities in the fight against the plastic waste contamination and contribute to the work of water authorities to improve water quality by providing input for the upcoming revision of DRBMP.
- Start date
- 01-07-2020
- End date
- 31-12-2022
- Budget in Euro
- Overall: 1628193.54
- ERDF Contribution: 1138263.5
- IPA Contribution: 86262.25
- ENI Contribution: 159438.75
- Call number
- Call 3
- Priority
- Environment and culture responsible Danube region
- Specific objective
- Strengthen transnational water management and flood risk prevention
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Project Partners
| Name | Type | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Filmjungle.eu Society | Lead partner | molnar.attila.david@termeszetfilm.hu | Hungary |
| Association of Environmental Enterprises | ERDF partner | ugyvezeto@kszgysz.hu | Hungary |
| Institute of Oceanology – Bulgarian Academy of Science | ERDF partner | vraykov@io-bas.bg | Bulgaria |
| Multisalva Association | ERDF partner | szabolcs@multisalva.ro | Romania |
| University of Life Sciences and Natural Resources, Vienna | ERDF partner | Austria |
Project News
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Tid(y)Up - Missed the conference? It's been recorded!
- 11-12-2020
The Tid(y)Up - Save Our Rivers! INTERREG DTP project conference was held within the framework of the Danube Transnational Programme, co-financed by the EU. The topic of the online and COVID-proof conference was the conservation of our...
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Tid(y)Up - The international partner meeting of Tid(y)Up onboard MV Europa
- 02-11-2020
Európa, one of the biggest eventboats of Budapest will host Tid(y)Up's first International Partner Meeting. Hungarian speakers will attend the event in person, other project partners can join the event online after registration. If you are...
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Tid(y)Up - Microplastic workshop goes online
- 02-11-2020
All partners of the Tid(y)Up project are welcome to join in the first creative meeting of the project, namely the international Microplastic Workshop. Due to COVID, the event is going to be online. 'The goal is to discuss the details of the...
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Tid(y)Up - Kickoff meeting of TidyUp announced to 05.11.2020
- 13-10-2020
Save the date, Save Our Rivers! The kick off meeting of the Tid(y)Up project will take place on the 5th of November. Location? Online, due to COVID19 pandemic. Apart from the international partner meeting open to project partners only,...
