The U.S. Navy Afloat Solid Waste Management Challenge

The US. Navy has developed and implemented a comprehensive Solid Waste Management Program to comply with "Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships" (Title 33 United States Code Chapter 33), as amended, which ratified *'International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships" (MARPOL 73/78). Through this Program, the US. Navy is backfitting its Surface Fleet with Plastic Waste Processors, Pulpers and Shredders to manage non-hazardous solid waste by 31 December 2000. Future Navy ship designs are building upon the lessons learned from the fleet modernization process and are pushing technology to achieve the Chief of Naval Operations, Director Environmental Protection, Safety and Occupational Health (CNO N45) vision for the Environmentally Sound Ship of the 21st Century. Evolutionary development of waste transport systems and thermal destruction technologies are essential for realizing this vision. This paper provides an overview of the Program and glimpse of future expectations for management of solid waste through the Navy Integrated Waste Management System. The cornerstone of this system is a compact Plasma Arc Waste Destruction System capable of destroying solid waste, liquid waste, oily waste and medical waste.

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  Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers

  601 Pavonia Avenue
  Jersey City, NJ  United States  07306-2907
• Authors:
  • Markle, Stephen P
  • Gill, Sean E
  • McGraw, Peter S
• Publication Date: 2011

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 22p
• Monograph Title: Sustainabilty in the Maritime Industry: A collection of relevant papers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Pollution; Ships; Solid waste disposal; Solid wastes; Waste disposal; Waste management
• Identifier Terms: United States Navy
• Subject Areas: Environment; Marine Transportation; I15: Environment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01372424
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9780939773879
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 14 2012 10:55AM