RESEARCH TO REDUCE THE USE OF SINGLE-USE PLASTIC

The proposed survey/mapping aims to record (1) the current state of water supply network of the island of Spetses and (2) the attitudes and perceptions of the inhabitants, the holiday home owners and guests to supply and consume drinking water. In various regions of Greece and especially in the island country there is the extensive use of single-use plastics/plastic water bottles. This use is further increasing during the tourist season and is related either to objective conditions (quality water, network condition) or subjective factors (perception that mains water is not drinkable or is dangerous or of low quality). Plastic pollution is a global threat to the marine and terrestrial environment. Every 8 million tons of plastic leak into the oceans every year with the Greek seas They are burdened annually with 11,500 tons of plastic. In the case of Spetses (as in other island and tourist regions) reducing the use of plastics is necessary to maintaining the quality of life and the tourist product.