Ship Generated Waste Disposal in the Wider Caribbean Region
Authors
Steven Joseph Delfosse, Justin Ochoa McGarry, Tyler A. Morin
Sponsor
United States Coast Guard
Advisors
James P. Hanlan, Lauren M. Mathews
Term
October – December 2010
Project Outcomes
Abstract
Our project provided information on the issue of ship-generated waste in the MARPOL-designated Wider Caribbean Region Special Area and made recommendations based on our findings. Using port-of-call and population statistics, we were able to estimate the amount of ship-generated and municipal waste produced by the region’s vessel traffic and Small Island Developing States. We made recommendations on how to create a regional collection system to lessen the burden of ship-generated waste deposited on the islands.