Ships should be aware of Bermuda’s Environmental Policy for Ships, prior to entering Bermuda’s territorial waters.
Ships intending to delivery waste to Bermuda’s reception facilities must complete and submit the Mandatory Advanced Notification Form at least 24 hours in advance of arrival or upon departure of previous port if the voyage is less than 24 hours.
For guidelines on how to correctly dispose of a wide range of materials please refer to What Goes Where?
Wastes should be segregated into the following waste types to align with Bermuda’s reception facilities:
|
Waste Type |
Reception Facility |
Contact Number |
|
Combustible Waste (card, paper, plastic) |
Tynes Bay Waste to Energy Facility |
(441) 278-0560 |
|
Municipal, non-hazardous and combustible wastes (paper, plastics and food) |
Tynes Bay Waste to Energy Facility |
(441) 278-0560 |
|
Hazardous Wastes (oils, greases, mercury-containing items, flares, paints, batteries, fluorescent lamps, oxidizers, chemicals with a caution or warning label)* |
Special Waste Facility |
(441) 234-5184 or |
|
Recyclable Waste (Tins, Aluminium, Glass) |
Materials Recovery Facility |
(441) 278-5366 |
|
Sewage Sludge (By Vacuum Truck, <5m3 batches) |
Tynes Bay Septage Facility |
(441) 501-3029 or |
|
Non-combustible, non-hazardous bulky wastes |
Airport Waste Management Facility |
(441) 292-7454 |
|
Biomedical Wastes |
King Edward VII Memorial Hospital (KEMH) |
(441) 236-2345 |
* Landing of Hazardous Wastes in Bermuda will incur full costs to repackage and ship back to the US to the EPA standards.
Discharging of wastes
Approval is required by the appropriate Waste Management Section of the Ministry of Public Works prior to discharging wastes.
Superyachts shall not discharge untreated sewage within 12 nautical miles from the nearest land.
Smaller yachts shall abide by the Sewage Management for Boat Owners guide and shall use either shore-based pump out facilities or shall only discharge sewage when beyond 500 metres from the nearest point of land and when completely outside of enclosed water bodies such as the Great Sound, Little Sound, Harrington Sound and Castle Harbour.
Waste contractors collecting waste
Waste contractors must confirm the reception of waste using the Mandatory Receipt System for Waste Contractors Collecting Waste
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