C.F.R. » Title 33 » CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY › SUBCHAPTER O—POLLUTION › PART 151—VESSELS CARRYING OIL, NOXIOUS LIQUID SUBSTANCES, GARBAGE, MUNICIPAL OR COMMERCIAL WASTE, AND BALLAST WATER › Subpart A—Implementation of MARPOL 73/78 and the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty as it Pertains to Pollution from Ships

33 C.F.R. § 151.67

Operating requirements: Discharge of plastic prohibited

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No person on board any ship may discharge into the sea, or into the navigable waters of the United States, plastic or garbage mixed with plastic, including, but not limited to, synthetic ropes, synthetic fishing nets, and plastic garbage bags. All garbage containing plastics requiring disposal must be discharged ashore or incinerated.

[CGD 88-002, 54 FR 18405, Apr. 28, 1989, as amended by CGD 88-002A, 55 FR 18583, May 2, 1990]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2000–2000 · leading case: Colbro Ship Mgmt. Co., Ltd. v. United States, 84 F. Supp. 2d 253 (D.P.R. 2000).
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Colbro Ship Mgmt. Co., Ltd. v. United States, 84 F. Supp. 2d 253 (D.P.R. 2000). “nd Colbro liable for the discharge of garbage mixed with plastic into the navigable waters of the United States in violation of the regulations for the implementation of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (“APPS”), and Annexes I, II and V of the International Convention for…”
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