Discussion Panel A (continued)

Discussion Panel B (continued) Marine debris

Marine debris

Marine debris

Waste sector

In here, I have produce and boxes that are unavoidable.

Dumping of radioactive waste

But this story's not about eliminating it, it's about minimizing it.

(iii) To dispose of less waste in landfill sites (for example, taxing the waste going to landfills).

(i) To produce less waste

(i) Minimize wastes

This is the waste room.

Lost and abandoned fishing gear and related debris

Derelict fishing gear was identified as the most harmful debris to ocean life.

No other goods shall be transported together with UN No. 3291 other than medical or veterinary wastes.

(a) Sources of marine debris (the main land based and sea based sources of marine debris, including fisheries activities) (see A 60 63, paras. 236 240)

You can't get rid of waste.

(iv) Treatment of organic wastes and the disposal of such waste in landfills should be analyzed to identify the best practice.

(g) Information exchange encourage networks for exchange of ideas and experience in waste management practices and research.

They identified the main sources of debris in the ocean and in coastal areas as poorly managed landfills, waste carried by wind from urban areas and by sewage systems and rivers into the ocean, as well as shipping.

Those goodfornothing hoodlums!

We welcome the language on marine debris.

(e) Promotion of efficient use of waste biomass energy the number of facilities and

Everything in nature is used up in a closed continuous cycle with waste being the end of the beginning, and that's been something that's been nurturing me for some time, and it's an important statement to understand.

(iv) Reduce the amount of organic waste disposed of in landfill sites where this is the best practicable environmental option and

highlighting that more efforts shall be made in improving solid waste and refuse disposal.

It was ending up in landfills.

I did another story on marine debris.

In ecosystems, the waste from one organism becomes the nutrient for something else in that system.

Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (London Convention of 1972)

(ii) To recover value from more of the waste that is produced and

Domestic wastes are commonly disposed of in landfills and by open burning, with very few domestic waste incinerators being used in the region.

(a) The Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter, 1972

(b) Effects of marine debris (the effects of marine debris on human health, safety, tourism and other economic activities, navigation, marine species, the marine environment and fisheries) (see A 60 63, paras. 241 247)

The Conference attaches great importance to resolution 58 60 of the General Assembly on the Prohibition of the Dumping of Radioactive Wastes, and calls upon States to take appropriate measures to prevent any dumping of nuclear or radioactive wastes that would infringe upon the sovereignty of States.

Recognizing that marine debris is a global transboundary pollution problem and that, due to the many different types and sources of marine debris, different approaches to their prevention and removal are necessary,

Recognizing that marine debris is a global transboundary pollution problem and that, due to the many different types and sources of marine debris, different approaches to their prevention and removal are necessary,

So, between coal and nuclear, compare their waste products.

The alarming UNEP report on marine debris only heightens our concern over the ever growing accumulation of non biodegradable debris in the marine and coastal environments.

Animal wastes

Animal waste

E. Waste disposal and waste management

Recognizing that marine debris is a global transboundary pollution problem and that, due to the many different types and sources of marine debris, different approaches to its prevention and removal are necessary,

Recognizing that marine debris is a global transboundary pollution problem and that due to the many different types and sources of marine debris different approaches to their prevention and removal are necessary,

He pointed out that there was a need for a multifaceted approach to marine debris.