http://www.ust.is/conference-on-plastics-in-the-marine-environment/

Conference on plastics in the marine environment

The Environment Agency of Iceland will host a conference on plastics in
the marine environment at Silfurberg, Harpa in Reykjavík, Iceland on the
24th of September 2014. The conference has the aim to give an overview
of existing knowledge on the issue, and to identify reasonable and
effective measures to minimize plastic garbage in the marine environment.

Iceland holds the chairmanship of the Nordic Council of Ministers in
2014. The conference is a part of Iceland?s chairmanship programme and
is funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers.