Emissions Facts WHILE cruise ships comprise less than 1% of the global maritime community, they are leaders in developing responsible environmental practices and innovative technologies that lead the world’s shipping sector in reducing emissions and waste. Many cruise lines actually exceed environmental regulatory requirements in a number of areas and...
Emissions Facts
WHILE cruise ships comprise
less than 1% of the global
maritime community, they are
leaders in developing responsible
environmental practices and
innovative technologies that lead
the world’s shipping sector in
reducing emissions and waste.
Many cruise lines actually exceed
environmental regulatory
requirements in a number of areas
and continue to work closely with
regulators around the world.
In many cases cruise lines even
exceed the practices of land based
sewerage treatment facilities.
No matter where on the earth
they are, cruise line members
of CLIA must process sewage
through treatment systems in
accordance with international
requirements (mandated by the
IMO) prior to discharge, and even
then it’s only discharged many
miles from shore.
With more than 80,000 tons of
paper, plastic, glass and aluminium
cans recycled each year, cruise
ship waste management practices
are also world leaders. Across the
board the cruise industry recycles
60% more waste per person than
the average person recycles on
shore each day!
At the end of the day what we
are all focused on is ensuring
that the oceans we cruise on – a
primary reason for many to get
on a ship in the first place – are
respected and treated in the most
environmentally friendly way
possible.
Contributor: Brett Jardine, CLIA Australia
