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Three miles from shore in the Caribbean cruise ships are dumping ground-up glass, metal, cardboard, rags, you name it. There is, however, a ban by the U.N. which does not allow such dumping, aside from food scraps. So why are ships in the Caribbean not adhering to the U.N. dumping ban?
The U.N. ban requires the trash generated on-board cruise ships to be treated on shore, which islands in the Caribbean say they cannot afford to do. The U.N.'s International Maritime washington dc bus tours Organization put into effect the dumping ban in 1993 for the Caribbean.
The ban, however, would not actually be enforced until many of the Caribbean nations reported their trash treating capacity specific to cruise ships. Sixteen washington dc bus tours years later most of the nations have yet to report their trash-treating capacity.
Cruise ship dumping is a concern because of the impact the trash can have on ecosystems and marine species. The trash can greatly affect washington dc bus tours water quality as well. Not only is the ocean itself in danger because of the trash, but local shores are as well.
Trash frequently washes ashore in the Caribbean and can be traced to passing cruise ships. Milk cartons are the most common trash objects to wash ashore. Considering cruise ships are required to ground washington dc bus tours items to about 1 inch near shore, there is no telling washington dc bus tours how much trash is actually washing ashore daily.
The regulations the Caribbean is currently following allows ships to dump three miles from shore. However, they must grind up the trash within an inch when dumping this close to shore. But when dumping 25 miles from shore there are no size limitations except to say that plastic cannot be dumped.
Caribbean nations fear the ban due to the high revenue cruise ships generate. washington dc bus tours Nations fear if they charge taxes in order to be able to afford trash treatment, they will lose out to nations not enacting a tax or ban. However, if all nations agreed to a tax or at the very least the ban, it is safe to say the playing field would remain the same. But nations do argue that they simply may not be able to handle the extra trash.
VV holds a Bachelor's degree in Biology and Chemistry, with an emphasis on environmental studies. VV is an avid participant in animal rights and environmental protection and is for these reasons among many, a vegan. She lives in C...
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