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Clean Ships, Clean Ports, Clean Oceans Controlling Garbage and Plastic Wastes at Sea (1995) / Chapter Skim
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... It is no small undertaking to assure that all vessels that need zero-discharge capability achieve it, and that adequate port reception facilities exist near sea areas bordered by multiple nations. These are significant challenges that affect a number of maritime sectors and demand the involvement of multiple federal agencies.
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From page 207...
... government turned its attention to assuring that the prerequisites were met: Adjacent nations had to provide adequate reception facilities. As a next step, the United States led the effort to gain World Bank support for an assessment of the need for waste reception facilities in the region's ports.
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  • reception facilities
  • coast guard
  • port reception
  • waste management
  • maritime sectors

  • caribbean states
  • wider caribbean
  • adequate port
  • adequate reception


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