Following a decision to no longer carry plastic waste on its ships as of 1 June, French container shipping major CMA CGM informed that no plastic waste will be loaded onboard the company’s vessels from 15 April 2022.
“Plastic waste is identified under HS code category 3915. To ensure effectiveness of this measure, we have set up ban on HS code for commodities concerned in our booking system,” the French company said in a notice to customers on Monday.
With this move, the company aims to help protect the oceans and biodiversity as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) policy.
CMA CGM said it wants to prevent plastic waste from being exported to destinations where sorting, recycling or recovery cannot be assured.
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