Rubbish solutions offer helpful answers to handling of waste

摘要

Getting rid of ship-generated waste costs money and from 1 January 2013, when new MARPOL rules on garbage come into effect, it could cost more. Many ships are already equipped with incinerators or compactors and are thus able to manage their waste but many ships have only rudimentary facilities that could prove inadequate under the new regime. Even for those ships fitted with incinerators, the new regulations mean the ash residue is considered as garbage and should be disposed of ashore.