Know about Garbage pollution

Some boat operators, deliberately or accidentally, throw their garbage into our waterways. Most of our garbage today is made from non-biodegradable products such as plastic, which persists in the marine environment for many years.

Garbage is hazardous to marine life and all users of the waterways.

Some marine animals and seabirds can mistake plastic material for food. Others become entangled in garbage causing a slow and painful death.Ropes and plastic material can get caught in propellers and block water intakes causing major damage or even loss of income while a boat is out of service for expensive repairs.

All boat operators need to manage the use and disposal of all garbage generated onboard correctly.Types of waste that need to be disposed of appropriately include:

1. food waste
2. paper products
3. rags
4. glass
5. metal
6. bottles
7. crockery
8. wire residues
9. fishing gear
10. nets
11. bait boxes
12. wood products
13. packaging material
14. deck sweepings
15. all plastics.

Garbage Pollution

Usually people don't think garbage would cause environmental pollution. In fact, garbage can cause the drop of air quality, water pollution and waste of resource. Besides, it influences the economic development.

Thus, prevention and management of garbage becomes a new important task for us. Therefore we need to know where the garbage comes from first.

First, it comes from industries. Industries produce various waster water, gas, toxic substances and chemical wastes. If they are placed in the open air or dumped or illegally poured into the river. As a result, the environment is damaged.

Second, domestic garbage: As citizens have weak awareness of environmental protection, they scatter waste paper and glasses. They use a lot of disposable products at will. Thus, much pollution is caused such as dust pollution.

Third, medical garbage: special products with a lot of bacteria have been leaved behind, including medical polluted water, medical wastes, one- shot injectors and so on.