Packing items that are Bound for the Antarctic

• Main Author: Rooney, Nadia
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: 2003
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10092/14238

All items used in Antarctica are imported, and the responsibility for removal of such items when their usefulness is complete falls on the source country. Appropriate packaging is important in managing waste, and packaging is therefore a potentially major area for cost reduction. Programme operators are bound by domestic and international legislation that prohibits specific products from Antarctica and discourages the use of others. It is a prioritythat only necessary packaging materials are exported to Antarctica, and that the majority of those have the ability to be reused or recycled. Strict purchasing procedures, extensive education of staff and suppliers, and the employment of packaging innovations can reduce packaging at its source. In addition, formal cooperation arrangements can enable programmes to share ideas and develop workable processes. All items used in Antarctica are imported, and the responsibility for removal of such items when their usefulness is complete falls on the source country. Appropriate packaging is important in managing waste, and packaging is therefore a potentially major area for cost reduction. Programme operators are bound by domestic and international legislation that prohibits specific products from Antarctica and discourages the use of others. It is a prioritythat only necessary packaging materials are exported to Antarctica, and that the majority of those have the ability to be reused or recycled. Strict purchasing procedures, extensive education of staff and suppliers, and the employment of packaging innovations can reduce packaging at its source. In addition, formal cooperation arrangements can enable programmes to share ideas and develop workable processes.