Table 1 Summary of the costs involved in the 34-day clean-up.
From: The costs of removing the unsanctioned import of marine plastic litter to small island states
Action | Cost in Seychelles Rupee | Cost in GB Pound | Cost in US Dollar | Average daily cost in US Dollar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Equipment (3,000 sacks and 825 slings) | SCR 184,350 | £ 10,323 | $ 13,457 | $ 395 |
Team Food (12 people) | SCR 64,438.9 | £ 3,678.83 | $ 4,703 | $ 138 |
Team Transport | SCR 669,313 | £ 38,211 | $ 49,504 | Not included |
Cargo vessel (18 days in total) | SCR 2,057,318 | £ 117,482 | $ 152,163 | $ 8,454 |
Small boats fuel (4 days of pick-up shuttles) | SCR 30,000 | £ 1,694 | $ 2,191 | $ 547 |
SIF staff (based on average staff salary, daily rate for ten staff over 4 days for pick-up) | SCR 20,000 | £ 1,129 | $ 1,461 | $ 365 |
Cost of coastguard deployment* | SCR 1,100,000 | £ 62,111 | $ 80,372 | Not included |
Total | SCR 3,025,420 | £ 172,722 | $232,588 | $ 9,899 |
