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Food Wastes on Cruise Ships

by Bam Azores | 09-02-2016 16:02 recommendations 0

When I read the theme for this month which is NO TO FOOD WASTE, I thought about the stories of my Mom, who just came back from a cruise on the Celebrity Millennium ship last week. She was telling me all about the 24-hour buffets and all the food that she would see being left on plates because people get too much food. That's always a problem with buffets because people tend to actually get more more food  than they  can chew.


Anyway, back to the cruise ships.  I researched and saw that a ship like the Celebrity Millennium could have about 2300 passengers or probably more. They probably serve 10,000 meals per day, so that's a lot of leftovers because if people know they have buffet, they will get more than they can consume or keep going back until they can't finish the food on their plate.  My Mom's cruise was 5 days which would be about 50,000 meals prepared by the kitchens.

 

There are laws in the seas that prohibit disposal of wastes otherwise heavy fines are imposed on those who dump in the water.  For example, laws of the United States prohibit dumping within 3 miles of the shoreline.   So what happens on cruise ships is they collect and segregate all the food wastes.  The perishables are then ground or pulverized (to the size of tiny planktons) and dumped far out into the sea and becomes food for the marine animals.

 

Cruise lines are thinking of other ways of protecting the environment.  For example, some ships have composting programs onboard their ships, so they produce a fertilizer that can be used for planting on land.  One cruise line is also converting food wastes into biogas that can be used to run cars. On the ships, they also have ways of recycling and reusing the greywater (that has no fecal contamination) for flushing and other non-potable uses. 



 
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9 Comments

  • says :
    Thank you for sharing dear :)
    Posted 16-02-2016 05:41

  • says :
    This report is very fresh,, I have never thought of the food waste on cruise ships. It's interesting that some ships have composting system,,,
    Thanks for your article.
    Posted 15-02-2016 01:19

  • Bam Azores says :
    Thanks for the comments. I think, closer to home, we should look at food wastage in restaurants that also offer buffets. I'm glad to read that in France they have laws banning grocery store food wastes.
    Posted 14-02-2016 00:22

  • says :
    This problem of food wastage which you have raised is very serious, we should be thankful for the food we eat instead of wasting it. Food is limited and is a blessing to all of us.Hope this matter will be soved soon.
    Posted 10-02-2016 19:58

  • says :
    Food wastage is clearly a huge problem all over the world, even on cruise ships. Hopefully a solution will be found for this problem. Thank you for your great report!
    Posted 10-02-2016 14:12

  • says :
    In a world where the acceleration of the population is likely to cause food shortages in a few years, food wastage in all forms must be stopped immediately. Food wastage in cruise ships is an area that definitely needs working on.
    Posted 10-02-2016 05:32

  • says :
    most of us dont care about food wastage since we got much to consume . But we dont think about people who dont even get square meal to fill up their tummies . Insteadof wasting all this lavish food we should think about the needy and share it with them .
    Thanks for reporting .
    Posted 10-02-2016 04:36

  • says :
    Your report is interesting and informative. Food wastage need to be solved. In Nepal, people tells food wastage is a sin that grains curse you which you throw it wastage...
    Posted 10-02-2016 01:43

  • Arushi Madan says :
    You raised an interesting issue and an area where there is lot of wastage. You are right that in cruises like these, there is lot of food wastage. I hope cruise companies and government together find a feasible system to end this area of food wastage.
    Posted 09-02-2016 18:26

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