United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office National Security and International Affairs Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1994-08-18 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:NSIAD-94-221FS https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-94-221FS P0b002ee18039d59c f:ns94221f DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-94-221FS machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-94-221FS NSIAD-94-221FS Waste disposal Future budget projections Military vessels Military cost control Recycling Navy procurement Equipment contracts Solid waste management Pollution control Research and development costs Navy Shipboard Solid and Plastics Waste Management Program Fact Sheet NSIAD In 1973, the United States and other maritime nations signed a treaty that regulated the discharge of garbage and other solid wastes from ships. It prohibited the discharge of plastics anywhere at sea and of food, paper, cardboard, metal, and glass near land and in special areas. To implement the treaty, Congress passed legislation in the late 1980s requiring naval vessels to comply with these pollution requirements by December 31, 1993; at the request of the Navy, Congress extended the Navy's compliance to 1998 and beyond. This fact sheet reviews the Navy's response to the treaty and its accompanying legislation. GAO provides information on (1) the two plans that the Navy has proposed so far; (2) the solid waste processing equipment the Navy has developed in accordance with these plans; and (3) the cost of this equipment. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-94-221FS/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-94-221FS.htm GAO/NSIAD-94-221FS https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-94-221FS Fact Sheet GAO/NSIAD-94-221FS; Pollution Prevention: Chronology of Navy Ship Waste Processing Equipment Development; Waste disposal Future budget projections Military vessels Military cost control Recycling Navy procurement Equipment contracts Solid waste management Pollution control Research and development costs Navy Shipboard Solid and Plastics Waste Management Program