Mission and objectivesSurfrider Foundation Europe is an environmental not-for-profit organisation which โaims at defending, saving, promoting and managing in a sustainable manner the ocean, the coastline, waves and the people who enjoy themโ.
ContextSurfrider is doing research on the situation and measures in place against tobacco pollution in Germany
Task DescriptionCompile information in Germany on tobacco pollution, especially : - estimated (latest) number of cigarrette butts in the environment in Germany/ in the following cities: St. Peter Ording, Lรผbeck, Hamburg, Kiel, Berlin, Dresden, Leipzig, Mannheim, Mรผnchen, รberlingen - latest awareness campaign efforts against cigarrette butt pollution in the country - the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme in place in Germany (latest information on its main developments in 2024 and 2025; main successes, challenges) You can use the following sources: online articles, media articles, information from public authorities, from the German environmental agency, Surfrider's report on EPR schemes in Europe which captures the latest info we have on the situation in the country.
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