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END-OF-LIFE MANAGEMENT OF FIBRE REINFORCED PLASTIC VESSELS: ALTERNATIVES TO AT SEA DISPOSAL

END-OF-LIFE MANAGEMENT OF FIBRE REINFORCED PLASTIC VESSELS: ALTERNATIVES TO AT SEA DISPOSAL

Following a request to AQASS Ltd by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), this report investigates the practice of disposal and recycling of fibre reinforced plastic / polymer (FRP) vessels and related environmental issues; N.B. for this report FRP is used but the material is also known as GRP (glass reinforced plastic) and fibreglass (a trading name), amongst others.

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