COSTA Cruises’ Costa Pacifica is set to pilot
the world’s first ever shipboard experimental
project involving the use of innovative
techniques and methods for several types of
waste: packaging, biodegradable waste and
paper – with very specific objectives regarding
reduction at the source and recycling.
The Sustainable Cruise project is co-funded
by the European Commission and will see
Pacifica coordinate with European port waste
disposal facilities to increase opportunities for
recycling and reuse, whilst Pacifica’s “wet
waste” (such as food) will also be pulped and
turned into compost.
The project also aims to set up a new
voluntary certification scheme for shipboard
waste treatment – and its effects in terms of
CO2 reduction – possibly paving the way for
the introduction of specific EU environmental
legislation for shipping.
