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Integrated Waste Management Plan

Cruise ships carry thousands of reuse and recovery of materials on board. food waste, the Company collects all local rules and regulations diff er from 6.7
passengers at a time and are essentially Details of this policy, which is inspired by waste on board separately and plans to place to place. In order to mitigate the
fl oating hotels, with all the amenities the concept of the circular economy, can increase the number of diff erent waste associated impacts, especially where local LITERS TOTAL WASTE
that accompany them, plus they have the be found in our Waste Management streams. As regards the management requirements are not very stringent in PER PERSON PER DAY
additional constraints associated with Plan. of hazardous and toxic materials, Costa this regard, and so as to continue ashore
travel by sea; it follows that the waste It is gradually becoming a cornerstone of Cruises works at the source in order the eco-friendly policy implemented on
9 More specifi cally, Annex V revised 2013.
produced on board must be managed Costa’s business model for sustainable to reduce as far as possible the use of board, Costa does its utmost to use port -9.5%
very carefully. Costa Cruises’ approach development. In addition to complying chemicals, replacing them with non-toxic reception facilities that will guarantee
is designed to minimize the amounts of with the international MARPOL products. segregated waste disposal and recycle YEAR-ON-YEAR
the diff erent types of waste generated, Convention , which only permits the Not all the ports of call apply the same the materials discharged from its ships. DECREASE
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as far as possible, and to implement the discharge at sea of certain categories of policy concerning separate collection
standardized management of recycling, waste such as wastewater and ground and disposal of waste streams, and

THE SHIPBOARD WASTE CYCLE

SEPARATE COLLECTION
AND PROCESSING
REDUCTION OF WASTE STREAMS DISPOSAL RECYCLING (WHERE POSSIBLE) REUSE ON BOARD RECOVERY

Greater effi ciency and responsible Separate collection of waste Disposal to shore reception Temporary storage in port facilities Storage containers (e.g. metal Donation to local associations
consumption in the production streams on board according to facilities. of material intended for recycling. drums, containers for transport of of goods and materials that are
processes (hotel, restaurants, bars, a process of categorization . dangerous goods, jute bags). replaced on board but still usable.
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etc.). Maximization of the amount of Selection of ports with suitable Joint efforts with ports of call and Lengthening of product life cycles
waste sent for recycling. facilities for recycling the materials establishment of partnerships with benefi ts for the community.
Reduction in packaging (on board discharged from ships. with local organizations and
and in the supply chain). Separate bins with collection consortiums.
points throughout the ship.
Raising awareness of guests Passengers and crew actively
and crew regarding responsible involved in helping to recycle
consumption. waste properly.
Grinding (organic material).

Crushing and compacting (plastic,
glass, metal and aluminum).

Incineration (domestic waste and
oily rags).

10 Waste is categorized according to the classifi cation laid down in the international MARPOL
Convention for the prevention of pollution from ships. For more information see the GRI
SECTION table.