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tenance entails paying lly garbage fees of $1,600 for porting debris to the regen- »n facility, and monitoring the ole need for replacement of lercial dumpsters after ap- mately five years of use. ling A Financial Edge xording to Capt. Korwatch, :ompany invested $110,000 on program, including the costs of ifying vessels, purchasing and ailing containers, and setting a waste regeneration program Hawaii. Matson's decision to iate involvement in the program 3 spurred by the location of its rations. "We felt that since we irate in an area that is very tour- driven ... we had an obligation to j Hawaiian tourism industry to jtect their beaches. We have a sponsibility to Hawaii because our rent corporation is located here," ated Capt. Korwatch. "It's hard to say it's a sound in- ;stment monetarily," said Capt. orwatch. She went on to say, owever, that from a corporate tandpoint, the investment makes erfect business sense. "We as a orporate organization do not make iny money. However, if the crew vants to get involved, we allow hem to refund the recyclables in jrder to buy things for the ship in arder to enhance the quality of life on the ship. We have found that most people are environmentally responsible if you give them the opportunity." Satisfied employees, environmental responsibility, and the knowledge that it is way ahead of impending MARPOL restrictions are three factors that can surely work to benefit a company's bottom line. The expenses incurred from ret- rofitting ships for waste storage and setting up a waste regenera- tion program are also a powerful investment in a shipping line's fu- ture. As explained by Ms.Sheehan, "Companies should think about fu- ture costs. A fine is going to cost more than setting up programs. I expect that more special areas (An- nex V) will be added. The Coast Guard is also getting more aggres- sive with fines. It's to a company's own economic advantage to start thinking ahead and establishing waste reduction programs, because inevitably, it's going to be the law." With efficient solid waste reduc- tion programs in place, companies can use environmental compliance as a selling point to promote their services, and perhaps future inno- vations will include the develop- ment of profit schemes for the sale of recycled energy. Using The Reduction Program Support System The Center for Marine Conser- vation has extended its assistance to shipping companies that are in- terested in organizing waste reduc- tion programs, and has reportedly been contacted recently by Ameri- can President Lines and Sea-Land. The agency has published a report, Achieving Zero Discharge: Ship To Shore, that serves as a solid waste management handbook for commer- cial vessels. CMC also provides a July, 1995 Commercial Shipping Information Packet, which contains materials from the National Oceanic and At- mospheric Administration (NOAA) detailing MARPOL Annex V regula- tions. The USCG has estimated that merchant vessels operating in U.S. waters generate 34,000 tons of do- mestic trash annually and dump more than half that amount directly into the ocean. Plans to eliminate or recycle these wastes already exist; and the initiation of waste reduction programs such as developed by CMC for Matson Navigation Co. are proof that a healthy environment can co- exist with the fiscal health of a ship- ping line. For more information on devel- oping a solid waste reduction pro- gram, contact Linda Sheehan at CMC's California office, tel: 415- 391-6204. Other reports on this topic are available from NOAA's Marine Debris Information Office. Contact Jim Coe, program direc- tor, NOAA/NMFS Marine En- tanglement Research Program, at tel: (206) 526-4009, for more infor- mation. 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