KEEPING THE NAVY'S PLASTIC WASTE OUT OF THE WORLD'S OCEANS - A REPORT ON THE NAVY'S PRIME PROGRAM

This paper reports on ongoing activities under the U.S. Navy's Plastic Removal In the Marine Environment (PRIME) program. Under the PRIME program, every item that the Navy uses aboard ships is subjected to an evaluation concerning environmental acceptability at the point of disposal. By carefully selecting the items that go aboard ship and by specifying the types of allowable packaging, the Naval Supply Systems Command can influence the amount and composition of the waste stream that will require processing.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • OCEANS '95; 9-12 October 1995, San Diego, California, USA. Sponsored by Marine Technology Soc and Inst of Electrical and Electronic Engrs. Procs. Publ by Marine Technology Soc, 1995, ISBN 0 933957 14 9. Vol 1, p 16 [5 p, 1 fig]
• Authors:
  • Bentley, R
  • Edgar, V
• Publication Date: 1995

Language

• English

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Plastics; Pollution control; Waste disposal
• Uncontrolled Terms: Pollution prevention
• Subject Areas: Environment; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00734380
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Maritime Technology
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 27 1997 12:00AM