How to sort garbage on the water

Garbage classification on the water includes various types of food, domestic garbage and operating garbage generated during the normal operation of ships and easy to be disposed of continuously or regularly, excluding fresh fish and its parts.

1. Plastics: Used in a variety of marine applications including packaging (vapor barriers, bottles, containers, liners), ship construction (fiberglass and laminate structures, siding, piping, insulation , flooring, carpets, fabrics, paints and finishes, adhesives, electrical and electronic components), disposable cutlery and cups, bags, sheets, floats, strapping, rope, incinerator ashes of plastic items.

2. Food waste: Any spoiled or unspoiled food such as fruits, vegetables, dairy products, poultry, meat products, food scraps, food scraps and all other materials contaminated by such waste, mainly Produced in the ship's galley or dining area.

3. Domestic waste: All types of food waste and garbage generated in the living space on board the ship, not included in other waste categories, such as paper products, rags, glass, metal, bottles, pottery, etc.

4. Edible Oil: Any type of qualified oil or animal fat used or intended for use in cooking (not food prepared with these oils/fats).

5. Incinerator Ashes: Ashes and clinker produced from shipboard incinerators.

6. Operational waste: all solid waste (including slurry) not covered by other waste categories. Operations are waste generated from cargo stowage and handling (dunnage, supports, pallets, lining and packing materials, plywood, paper, cardboard, wire and steel strips) and maintenance (collected from the engine and deck departments while maintaining the operational vessel) : Soot, machine deposits, scraped paint, deck sweeping, wiping waste, rags and oily rags, etc.).

7. Animal carcasses: Any animal carcasses that died or were euthanized during the voyage carried on board as cargo.

8. Fishing gear: includes any physical device placed in the water or on the seabed for the purpose of capturing, controlling or harvesting marine or freshwater organisms.

Notes on waste sorting on the water

Designated storage areas: These areas will be identified in the waste management plan and equipped with adequate reception/storage according to the designated color code for each category container.

Trash Containers: Trash containers were once large enough to hold quantities of each trash type. They should be secured in designated storage areas to prevent the ship from pitching and rolling. They should be in good storage condition without any side or bottom openings.

Note: The quantity of garbage on board should be estimated and recorded in cubic meters and, if possible, separated by category.