From recycling to fuel consumption, here’s how the industry is doing its part.
- Cruise ships recycle 60 percent more waste per person than the average person does on land.
- Many cruise ships recycle or reuse almost 100 percent of waste generated onboard, through recycling, donating and converting waste into energy.
- The industry recycles more than 80,000 tons of plastic, aluminium and glass every year.
- The industry invests in researching ways it can reduce the quantity of plastic initially brought onboard via sourcing and product choices.
- 111 cruise ships have been fitted with exhaust gas cleaning systems, with another 42 due to be retrofitted and a further 27 new-build ships to adopt them.
- More than one third of new-build cruise ships in the pipeline will operate on LNG as their primary propulsion fuel.
- Condensation from air-conditioning units is often reclaimed and reused to wash the decks, saving millions of litres of water every year.
- Conservation of the Great Barrier Reef is partly paid for by cruise passengers.
- The Environmental Management Charge is paid by every cruise passenger transiting through the Marine Park and the funds are vitally important to the day-today management of the Marine Park and the funding of conservation.
- Stretching 2,300km, the UNESCO World Heritage listed Great Barrier Reef as one of the world’s best managed marine areas and tourism experiences.
