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Costa Cruises’ modus operandi and it necessary to rationalize as far as possible result in overall benefi ts of €1.8 trillion new modes of consumer behavior. This 1 One of the ten largest private American
the specifi city of the cruise business the use of resources and minimize the by 2030 with a 7% increase in GDP, the implies full systemic change, innovation foundations, the Ellen MacArthur
Foundation supports research programs
entail the gradual reduction of negative amount of waste to be disposed of. creation of new jobs and 3% greater and massive investment in technologies, accelerating the transition to the circular
externalities and enhanced protection of productivity of resources per annum. organization, society and policies. economy.
resources during all phases, from supply The European drive towards a As the European Commission points 2 Communication from the Commission to
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to consumption and, where feasible, model of the circular economy out, transition to a more circular the European Parliament, the Council, the
recycling and reuse. Incentives for economy requires changes throughout European Economic and Social Committee
and the Committee of the Regions -
this approach come in the form of the According to a major study by the Ellen value chains, from product design to new Towards a circular economy: A zero-waste
constraints imposed by cruising, especially MacArthur Foundation , a transition business and market models, from new programme for Europe (2014).
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the continuous operation of ships, making to the circular economy in Europe could ways of turning waste into a resource and

CONTAINMENT AND REDUCTION OF IMPACT

RAW MATERIALS AND ENERGY RESOURCES

fuel: gradual transition from water: move towards total
conventional fuels to LNG production on board and to
reduction of consumption

CONSUMPTION, USE, REUSE
DESIGN
reduction of shipboard recovery and reuse of storage
new fl eet members designed and built according consumption containers for shipboard activities
to ecologically sustainable criteria

RECOVERY
CONTINUOUS RESEARCH
donation to local associations of materials and products
new systems for the containment of no longer needed on board
consumption on existing ships
REUSE

adoption of solutions for the reuse of water
subject to the availability of suitable port infrastructure:
bilge water oily residues (sludge)
RECYCLING

categorization of materials such as aluminum, plastic
and glass (disposal at port reception facilities and
setting-up of partnerships for recycling)