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SINCE 2007 WE HAVE
COLLECTED AND RECYCLED
393

METRIC TONS
OF ALUMINUM
A CAN IS AN
INCREDIBLE
“ENERGY BANK”. THIS EQUATES TO

These guidelines, formally embraced in of multi-stakeholder projects aimed -95% 32 4.7
Italy by ENEA through the presentation at mitigating impacts at destinations,
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of an Action Plan for development of an reducing consumption and recycling of REDUCTION IN MILLION CANS MILLION CANS
“Italian model” of the circular economy, shipboard materials. C0 EMISSIONS COLLECTED IN 2016
2
are designed to provide the impetus
for change globally. In this initial stage +21% EQUAL TO
marked by the participation of the 58.67
enterprises most engaged at a national COLLECTED
3 Italian National Agency for New COMPARED TO 2015
Technologies, Energy and the Environment. level, Costa Cruises illustrated a series METRIC TONS

THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT OF TWO
PLACED END TO END THEY
WOULD COVER A DISTANCE OF 7-DAY
3,915 km MEDITERRANEAN CRUISES

ON THE COSTA DIADEMA

WITH
393 39,300 840,000 41

METRIC TONS BICYCLES MOKA COFFEE MAKERS CARRIAGES FOR
OF ALUMINUM HIGH-SPEED TRAINS
Environmental leadership of cruising YOU CAN MAKE

relative to other maritime fl eets

4 Final Report: Evaluation of Cruise The fi ndings of a report commissioned recently by CLIA demonstrate that, though
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Industry - Global Environmental Practices it accounts for less than 1% of the global shipping trade, the cruise industry leads
and Performance prepared by Energy and
Environmental Research Associates, LLC. the way in terms of environmental performance. The research, carried out by
independent experts, shows cruise lines’ willingness to invest in innovative technology Aluminum: collection, recycling and awareness raising
5 CLIA: Cruise Lines International and to implement ambitious voluntary policies with regard to the environment so
Association. Implemented in partnership with CIAL (Consorzio Imballaggi Alluminio, Italy’s National Consortium for the Recovery and
as to protect marine ecosystems and mitigate impacts, advancing performance in Recycling of Aluminum) and the Savona Port Authority starting in 2007, our project for the promotion and development of
comparison with regulatory requirements and with the wider global maritime industry. the separate collection and recycling of aluminum drink cans is unprecedented in the industry and is an example of the way
Progress includes the introduction for future ships of low-emissions alternative marine in which the model of the circular economy can be applied to the ship and, above all, of how the process of raising awareness
fuels such as LNG as well as innovation designed to reduce consumption, emissions of the importance of this separate collection can be extended to the wider public. The awareness campaign for the separate
control measures and continuous optimization of existing waste disposal systems so collection of aluminum aimed at the local community in Savona and carried out in 2016 in collaboration with the Municipality
as to reduce impact. (under the patronage of the Ministry of the Environment and Protection of Land and Sea) shows how a long-established
alliance can be used to foster best practices associated with the development of the circular economy.