Plastics

Shipping Industry: Ready for the “Green Tide”?

Getting closer to 2020, our industry is under pressure to innovate sustainably and show its change-ready profile to the strict climate-alerting regulations. While remarkable progress has been made, it is of much interest to look where the inefficiencies lie as well as how close we are to properly manage CO2, SOx & NOx challenges and meet the goals and aspirations set by IMO.

What does innovate sustainably means for shipping?

We are one of the most heavily regulated industries; most of the...

https://safety4sea.com/cm-shipping-industry-ready-for-the-green-tide/

UK to get its first ever rubbish bin made from recycled plastic

The UK’s first rubbish bin made from recycled plastic aims to encourage people reduce plastic pollution at the sea, will be presented in Blackpool next week. The project aims to prevent plastic waste ending in the sea, by making the disposal of litter a more conscious action.

The bin will be located on the Blackpool promenade, reminding to keep its beaches clean, and its a collaboration between GreenSeas Trust and Blackpool Council.

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The bin will be 1.5 metres...

https://safety4sea.com/uk-to-get-its-first-ever-rubbish-bin-made-from-recycled-plastic/

Malaysia starts shipping back plastic waste to foreign countries

Malaysia will ship back around 3,300 tons of non-recyclable plastic waste to countries like the US, UK, Canada and Australia, in order to avoid becoming a dumping ground for developed countries, explained Environment Minister Yeo Bee Yin.

The Minister said that Malaysia, as well as other developing countries, have become new targets after China banned the import of plastic waste. She noted that 60 containers which include contaminated waste were smuggled in, heading to illegal processing...

https://safety4sea.com/malaysia-starts-shipping-back-plastic-waste-to-foreign-countries/

5 marine species most affected by plastics

Up until 2050 the oceans will have more plastics that fish. Namely, thousands marine organisms die every year after swallowing too much plastics, or being trapped in them. However, there are five species that plastic pollution has affected the most.

For a better understanding of the amount of discharged plastic, a study conducted by a scientific working group at UC Santa Barbara’s National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS), concluded that every year, 8 million metric tons of...

https://safety4sea.com/5-marine-species-most-affected-by-plastics/

How to monitor plastics in the oceans

How to monitor plastics in the oceans

A new set of publicly-available guidelines for monitoring plastics and microplastics in the oceans will help harmonize how scientists and others assess the scale of the marine plastic litter problem. 

The Guidelines for the monitoring and assessment of plastic litter and microplastics in the ocean have been published by the Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection (GESAMP), a body that advises the United Nations...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/03/13/how-to-monitor-plastics-in-the-oceans/

Plastics Are Being Glued Together In The Ocean – Research

plastic ocean

Natural materials excreted by bacteria are gluing micro and nano plastics together so that they form larger masses in our oceans, scientists have discovered.

The biopolymers are common across all freshwater and marine environments, but until now scientists did not know what effects these sticky, glue-like materials had on the nano and microplastics that are now ubiquitous in all our waters.

As part of RealRiskNano, the £1.1 million project funded by the Natural Environment Research Council...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/plastics-are-being-glued-together-in-the-ocean-research/

NO to single use plastics…

Pupils of 1st Primary School of Alimos at HELMEPA’s exhibition

“NO to single use plastics”

by HELMEPA and the Embassy of Canada in Greece

Raising awareness among children and adults on the need to reduce single use plastics is the aim of the joint initiative of HELMEPA and the Embassy of Canada in Athens, which began with the production of 1,200 cloth bags bearing the motto “We say NO to single use plastics”.  

The dissemination of the cloth bags has already began to pupils and teachers of Primary...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/11/22/no-to-single-use-plastics/

Addressing marine plastic litter from ships – action plan adopted

Marine litter

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has pledged to address the significant problem posed by plastics to the marine environment, with the adoption of an action plan which aims to enhance existing regulations and introduce new supporting measures to reduce marine plastic litter from ships.

IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) adopted (on 26 October) the action plan, to contribute to the global solution for preventing marine plastic litter entering the oceans...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/30/addressing-marine-plastic-litter-from-ships-action-plan-adopted/

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