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FLEETS FIND FIX

TO MARPOL-V NIX

A pioneer manufacturer of mar- ged "Heavy Seas" Door Stop itime waste and refuse compac- and, also, a "Sea Legs" design tors for nearly two decades has that permits compactors to be sold hundreds of units to Western welded or bolted to the ship's shipping fleets to help comply deck, with the recently enacted Besides facilitating thr ,

MARPOL-ANNEX V Regu- of plastic wastes at se- \ lations. compactors permit the

TFC Corporation, Mpls., tion and packaging

MN, reports that many of the forportsideremc major merchant and tanker fleets lems of safety anc. have ordered multiple units of minimized and wa:

Pollution Packer Compactors ing and storage on t since last Fall. port are more e

While many thousands of plished. The fr these compactors have been sold four models to food service, health care and lodging businesses, the first mar- itime units were installed in U.S.

Naval and Coast Guard ships in 1974.

Subsequent maritime sales for these compactors include off- shore oil rigs and cruise ships.

The worldwide popularity of the

Pollution Packer line is due, in part, to the ability to Bag, Box,

Cube or Bale all types of waste and refuse, wet or dry, into seal- able packages.

Recent design advances in the maritime models include a rug-

MARPOL REFUSE DISCHARGE

LIMITATIONS All Vessels \ K

Refuse Type

Outside

Special

Areas

Inside

Special

Areas

Plastics Dumping

Prohibited

Dumping

Prohibited

Floating,

Packing, Lining

Material 25 miles offshore

Dumping

Prohibited

Paper, Rags,

Metal, Bottles

Crockery 12 miles Dumping

Prohibited

Ground paper, rags, glass, etc. 3 miles Dumping

Prohibited ood 12 miles 12 miles

Ground Food 3 miles 12 miles

RESTRICTIONS

APPLY TO ALL

MARPOL—ANNEX V applies to all watercraft of any type, including tugs, barges, fishing vessels, and recreational and commercial craft both foreign and U.S. flag.

An Advance Notice of Proposed Rule- making will be published in March, 1988 and a notice of Proposed Rulemaking in

July, 1988. Aftera60 day comment period, the Final Rule will be published in Novem- ber, 1988. The rules will be effective on

December 31, 1988.

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