Collection of Waste from Passenger Ships and Its Impact on the Functioning of Tourist Port City Świnoujście

Aleksandra Łapko,Radosław Wieczorek,Ewa Hącia

doi:10.3390/su13042133

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Journal: Sustainability	Publication Date: Feb 17, 2021
Citations: 7	License type: CC BY 4.0

Affiliation: Maritime University of Szczecin

Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine the issue of waste collection from passenger ships in tourist port cities using the example of Świnoujście, Poland. This is an important issue from the perspective of sustainable development, including that of tourism, because an improperly organized waste collection process may endanger the natural environment and disrupt the life of the local community. After the analysis of the types of waste generated on vessels, the means of transport used for their collection were identified with particular regard to those used at the seaport in Świnoujście, a tourist city. The selected waste quantities collected from ships in 2017–2019 were quantitatively analyzed. In addition, the number of waste collections was analyzed in the context of the number of vehicles involved in this process. The latter element is important in terms of impact on the port city’s transport system, which has a spa and tourist function.

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Maritime transport is developing dynamically, which favors the global economy.International marine trade, transportation, and tourism are sea-based activities that are crucial for the economic development of modern society [1,2,3]
The aim of this study was to examine the issue of waste collection from passenger ships in the port city of Świnoujście, Poland, which plays an important tourist and spa function
The number of waste collections was analyzed in the context of the number of vehicles involved in this process

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International marine trade, transportation, and tourism are sea-based activities that are crucial for the economic development of modern society [1,2,3]. They produce both air and water emissions and influence the environment in many other ways [4,5]. Waste generation is inseparably connected with the transport process, resulting from the operation of the means of transport, and is associated with the crew and, in the case of ships adapted for this, passengers For this reason, some of the largest waste generators are cruise ships [6] and ferries, which carry a large number of passengers. Ships’ waste management is a subject of interest as part of the broader issue of marine pollution [11]

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