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Clean Ships, Clean Ports, Clean Oceans Controlling Garbage and Plastic Wastes at Sea (1995) / Chapter Skim
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Pages 148-149

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... Annex V, Regulation 3~. Therefore, disposal of food wastes is not a problem, because they can be ground up and discharged into the oceans; the organic detritus can be assimilated into the envi 3A greater problem is disposal of food-contaminated cellulosic material, such as paper, waxed paper, paperboard, cartons, and cellophane.
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From page 149...
... prohibit discharge of nonfood wastes into special areas. As noted in Chapter 2, little is known about the behavior or effects of pulped garbage, paper, or cardboard in the marine environment.
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