Garbage Management

[yukonbob]

Think most government run ships might but thats a very small %

[Bobglas]

I think its sad that even paper or food is tossed overboard. You're sailing along on crystal clear waters and a wrapper floats by.... something is lost from the moment. To paraphrase the backpackers.." Leave nothing but wakes."

[Three Gypsies]

I agree !
Some paper breaks down immediately , while a plastic coated paper might last a long time .
The only paper we throw overboard is coffee filters . They breakdown very quickly .
That and organic waste such as food scraps .

[Phil M]

I agree !
Some paper breaks down immediately , while a plastic coated paper might last a long time .
The only paper we throw overboard is coffee filters . They breakdown very quickly .
That and organic waste such as food scraps .

Paper and coffee filters get thrown overboard? With minimal decomposition in cool or cold water, stuff could last from a few weeks to several months. Maybe the decomposition process in warmer waters down south occurs at a faster rate.

[Three Gypsies]

The average temperature of the Gulf has been 85 degrees . Our water is warmer than a northern day !

[Bobglas]

Its still a bummer to see anything man made floating by even if its only a day old!

[Johnacuda]

Biodegradable or not, I can't get myself to dump anything more than 1/2 a can of warm flat beer over the side. Must be the old Boy Scout and Backpacking rules kicking in. Pack it in, pack it out. The Hudson is murky enough.

[Catigale]

Liquids or sinking foodstuffs only o/b for us...beans, pasta, etc... I will do coffee grounds too, I confess

[RobertB]

Biodegradable or not, I can't get myself to dump anything more than 1/2 a can of warm flat beer over the side. Must be the old Boy Scout and Backpacking rules kicking in. Pack it in, pack it out. The Hudson is murky enough.

Two points:
Is that warm/flat beer before or after you drink it?
Old Boy Scout rules about beer? - how we have forgotten the old times

[Three Gypsies]

you could have a point about the coffee filters , however , food scraps are a whole nother ball game . Foof compost quickly or is eaten by sea animals . Some things have even been known to plant themselves in the shoreline , such as tomatoes and watermelon .
I cannot see anything wrong with food scraps going overboard in the wide open , of course a marina or anchorage could be another story .