Food Waste Systems

Food Waste on board can be a substantial load. Delitek has designed a number of food waste solutions that can help you depending on the load that you create and the routes that you travel.

Requirements regarding food waste management according to Marpol Annex V

The regulations for the prevention of pollution by garbage from ships, clarified in the MARPOL Annex V, was revised and entered into force on January 1st, 2013. This Annex applies to all ships. The main changes in the revised MARPOL Annex V regarding discharge of food waste are as follows:

• Discharge for comminuted or ground food waste is allowed for distances
• Greater than three (3) nautical miles from nearest land outside special areas.
• Discharge for food waste (not comminuted) is allowed for distances greater than twelve (12) nautical miles from nearest land outside special areas.
• Discharge for comminuted or ground food waste is allowed for distances greater than twelve (12) nautical miles from nearest land inside special areas.

Those “special areas” are – according to MARPOL rules – most European waters such as Baltic Sea, North Sea or Mediterranean Sea. The comminuted or ground food waste has to be able to pass through a screen with openings not larger than 25 mm. To fulfill this requirement, the installation of a food waste grinder will be necessary.