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Garbage

Under MARPOL Annex V, which garbage must not be deliberately discharged at sea?

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Plastics

Annex V starts from a prohibition and does not provide a routine discharge exception for plastics. Food waste has narrow conditional exceptions; cardboard and metal are also not made dischargeable by distance. Bring them ashore. Revise the decision table in Garbage Disposal.

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Under MARPOL Annex V, which garbage must not be deliberately discharged at sea?