waste management

Ecoslops: Why sustainable management of slops disposal matters

While the voting procedure for the 2019 GREEN4SEA Awards is open, Mr. Vincent Favier, CEO, Ecoslops, refers to the many benefits that his company’s circular economy solution, which converts slops disposal into second generation fuels, offers to all parties, oceans included first and foremost. Namely, Ecoslops has introduced a sustainable management of slops disposal for which the company has been nominated in the ‘Clean Shipping’ category among other distinguished nominees. Mr. Favier reveals...

https://safety4sea.com/cm-ecoslops-why-sustainable-management-of-slops-disposal-matters/

EU Council approves agreement on port reception facilities

Following announcement that the European Parliament and Council have reached a political agreement on the new measures to reduce marine litter, the Council also endorsed a reform which is expected to ensure the provision of adequate waste reception facilities in ports and clarify the rules to make sure member states interpret them in a more uniform manner.

This reform is crucial for ensuring cleaner seas. We are putting an end to any financial advantage ships may have had in dumping their waste...

https://safety4sea.com/eu-council-approves-agreement-on-port-reception-facilities/

Port of Rotterdam welcomes ‘polluter pays’ principle

On October the 9th, the Transport Committee of the European Parliament adopted the Meissner report on the Port Reception Facilities and gave a mandate to the Rapporteur to start negotiations with the Council to finalize the text of the new law. In light of this, the Port of Rotterdam supports the view that minimization of waste discharges in the sea has plenty of benefits.

The Port of Rotterdam said that it offers waste reception facilities for a waste, including hazardous waste, but the...

https://safety4sea.com/port-of-rotterdam-welcomes-polluter-pays-principle/

New EU project to ease circular economy initiatives at EU ports

On 18 October, 13 partners from 6 EU Member States conducted the kick-off meeting of the European Project ‘LOOP-Ports – Circular Economy Network of Ports’ in Valencia. The main goal of the LOOP-Ports project is to facilitate the transition to a more circular economy in the port sector, where products, materials and resources are maintained in the economy for as long as possible, and the waste generation minimized.

This project, coordinated by the Port of Valencia and funded by the European...

https://safety4sea.com/new-eu-project-to-ease-circular-economy-initiatives-at-eu-ports/

EU Parliament boosts ‘polluter pays’ principle for ship waste management

On 9 October, the Transport Committee of the European Parliament adopted the Meissner report on the Port Reception Facilities and gave a mandate to the Rapporteur to start negotiations with the Council to finalise the text of the new law.

The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) welcomed particularly the proposal to strengthen the ‘polluter pays’ principle by discouraging the delivery of unreasonable quantities of garbage, including dangerous waste, for a fixed fee, noting that this proposal...

https://safety4sea.com/eu-parliament-boosts-polluter-pays-principle-for-ship-waste-management/

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