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Improving Seaborne Garbage Collection Process
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Current Situation
- Open bins are used for collection of seaborne garbage from ships moored in the Eastern and Western Anchorages
- Current practice is highly pollutive, smelly, and unsightly
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Pilot System - A MINT-funded project was jointly carried out by the Marine & Offshore Technology Centre of Innovation @ Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Tian San Shipping Pte Ltd and the Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore
- The sea trials for implementation of compactor were started onboard Tian San Shipping Pte Ltd’s Garbage Collection Vessel “GC 5” in Singapore
- A hopper was built to assist the funnelling of garbage bags into the compactor
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Results - The sea trials achieved an average compaction ratio of 5.26 by volume
- Following the successful sea trials, MPA requires the use of compactor for seaborne garbage collection. Eight units of custom-built compactors designed by Marine & Offshore Technology Centre of Innovation, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, are being fabricated
- Patent filing for the new design is in progress
- These compactors will be used from January 2010
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