would otherwise stay in landfills into refuse-derived fuels allows for further use; they can be used as supplement fuels at power plants Improve recovery rates for plastic (in 2012, the United States generated 11.46 million tons of plastic waste, of which only 6.7% was recovered Adapt Extended Producer Responsibility strategies to make producers responsible for product management when products and their packaging become waste; encourage reusable product design to minimize negative impacts on the environment. Ban the use of cigarette filters and establish a deposit-system for e-cigarettes (similar to the one used for propane canisters) Consumers can help to reduce the amount of plastic entering waterways by reducing usage of single-use plastics, avoiding microbeads, participate in a river or lake beach cleanup. See also Citizen Science Flotsam and jetsam Kamilo Beach Marine pollution National Cleanup Day Plastic pollution Plastic-eating organisms Project Kaisei Waste management World Cleanup Day References External links United Nations Environment Programme Marine Litter Publications UNEP Year Book 2011: Emerging Issues in Our Global Environment Plastic debris, pp. 21–34. . NOAA Marine Debris Program – US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Marine Debris Abatement – US Environmental Protection Agency Marine Research, Education and Restoration – Algalita Marine Research Foundation UK Marine Conservation Society Harmful Marine Debris – Australian Government The trash vortex – Greenpeace High Seas GhostNet Survey – US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Social & Economic Costs of Marine Debris – NOAA Economics Tiny Plastic Bits Too Small To See Are Destroying The Oceans, Business Insider Ghost net remediation program – NASA, NOAA and ATI collaborating to detect ghost nets Aquatic ecology Ecotoxicology Environmental impact of fishing Oceanographical terminology Waste Water pollution