Deck General · MARPOL Garbage (Annex V)
Under MARPOL Annex V, which type of garbage is ALWAYS prohibited from discharge into the sea, regardless of distance from shore?
- AFood waste
- BPaper and cardboard
- CPlastics (including synthetic ropes and plastic bags)✓ Correct
- DGlass and metal
Explanation
MARPOL Annex V prohibits the discharge of all plastics anywhere at sea. Plastics persist in the marine environment for hundreds of years, entangle and kill wildlife, and enter the food chain. All other garbage categories are subject to distance-from-shore and other restrictions, but plastics have a blanket prohibition.
Authority: MARPOL Annex V
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