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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 203-205

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... The Coast Guard recently added Annex V violations to the types of reports handled by the National Response Center.9 Through the Coast Guard Auxiliary, a campaign recently was initiated in several states to foster public awareness of how to recognize violations and report them to the center's toll-free telephone number (1-800-424-8802~. Plans to expand the campaign nationally should be encouraged.
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From page 204...
... Eventually, as on-board garbage handling technologies and procedures evolve, awareness of Annex V grows, more special areas come into forced, and adequate port reception facilities become more widely available, zero-discharge capability may become the operating norm. It will be important, therefore, that the U.S.
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  • reception facilities
  • coast guard
  • port reception
  • marine debris
  • garbage handling

  • cruise ships
  • research vessels
  • baltic sea
  • zero discharge
  • achieve zero

  • wider caribbean
  • food waste
  • adequate port
  • cruise ship
  • overboard discharge

  • black sea


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