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Port Waste Management
Port Waste Management Planning plays an important role in controlling and reducing the amounts of waste entering the marine environment from ships. The Bristol Port Company has implemented a Port Waste Management Plan for ship-generated waste in Avonmouth and Royal Portbury Docks since 1997. The Port’s first plan was prepared to implement the requirements of MARPOL 73/78, as set out in the Merchant Shipping (Port Waste Reception Facilities) Regulations 1997. Since that time, the Plan has been revised and updated on a regular basis. The Port Waste Management Plan is approved by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (the regulating body for this legislation in the UK).
The overall objectives of the Port Waste Management Plan are to:
- promote the prevention of pollution from ships and to assist in the reduction of the amounts of waste entering the marine environment.
- describe the facilities available for the reception of all types of ship-generated waste and how the wider waste management system operates in the port, including reporting and record-keeping requirements, the charging system and the complaints procedure.
- explain the obligations and responsibilities of all parties in the port waste management chain, from ship to waste contractor.
- encourage the responsible use of reception facilities in the port and to promote the reuse and recycling of waste, where practical.
- consult with port users, waste contractors, regulators, and other interested parties on the implementation of the port waste management system.
- fulfil BPC’s legal duties with respect to the management of ship-generated waste, including the requirements of MARPOL 73/78, the relevant EC Directives and Merchant Shipping Regulations, the Animal By-Products Regulations 2005, the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and other related legislation.
A copy of The Bristol Port Company Waste Management Plan can be viewed by clicking on the link below:
