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On May 25, 2021, the cargo ship X-Press Pearl caught fire in the Sri Lankan Sea. This case study was based on the legal framework of waste management in Sri Lanka. Due to the onboard explosion, cargo containers were damaged and dropped down to the sea while the fire. Both liquid and solid cargo entities were dispersed across the sea. Water-soluble materials were dissolved and were unable to be identified visually. Due to the fire incident, waste items were being washed up to several locations of the coastal line of the country causing a huge environmental and health threat. Four major legal suits were brought onto the common platform to manage hazardous, non-hazardous, and chemical wastes in an environmentally sound manner. The major role of the Marine Pollution Prevention Act, No.35 of 2008, Coast Conservation Act, No. 57 of 1981 and its further amendments, Sri Lanka Custom Ordinance No.17 of 1869 and its further amendments and National Environmental Act, No. 47 of 1980, and Its Further Amendments are discussed in this case study. Also, that brings verification of waste identification and conclusion of management and final disposal method of different types of wastes. MV X-Press Pearl Ship sunk at the main ship root of the busiest commercial harbor of the country. Therefore, it is important that the government of Sri Lanka build a comprehensive management system for ensuring safety from sunken ships and for preserving a clean marine environment as well as develop related technology and facilities. Moreover, this tries to look back at the incident in a scientific manner after three years by giving more consciousness to the missed opportunities that could have been handled more environmentally favorable way. Accordingly, all hazardous waste is recommended to be re-export or resend through the Basel Convention to a country with sufficient facilities to dispose and other non-hazardous waste is been disposed locally. Non-contaminated recyclable materials have to be recycled through local facilities under supervision by the Central Environmental Authority.

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Case Study of the X-Press Pearl Ship Accident; Policy and Recommendation on Waste Management

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  • 发表日期：

    2025年

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  • S. J. S. Bandara,
  • J. M. D. N. P. Jayamanna,
  • E. R. Gunawardhana

摘要

On May 25, 2021, the cargo ship X-Press Pearl caught fire in the Sri Lankan Sea. This case study was based on the legal framework of waste management in Sri Lanka. Due to the onboard explosion, cargo containers were damaged and dropped down to the sea while the fire. Both liquid and solid cargo entities were dispersed across the sea. Water-soluble materials were dissolved and were unable to be identified visually. Due to the fire incident, waste items were being washed up to several locations of the coastal line of the country causing a huge environmental and health threat. Four major legal suits were brought onto the common platform to manage hazardous, non-hazardous, and chemical wastes in an environmentally sound manner. The major role of the Marine Pollution Prevention Act, No.35 of 2008, Coast Conservation Act, No. 57 of 1981 and its further amendments, Sri Lanka Custom Ordinance No.17 of 1869 and its further amendments and National Environmental Act, No. 47 of 1980, and Its Further Amendments are discussed in this case study. Also, that brings verification of waste identification and conclusion of management and final disposal method of different types of wastes. MV X-Press Pearl Ship sunk at the main ship root of the busiest commercial harbor of the country. Therefore, it is important that the government of Sri Lanka build a comprehensive management system for ensuring safety from sunken ships and for preserving a clean marine environment as well as develop related technology and facilities. Moreover, this tries to look back at the incident in a scientific manner after three years by giving more consciousness to the missed opportunities that could have been handled more environmentally favorable way. Accordingly, all hazardous waste is recommended to be re-export or resend through the Basel Convention to a country with sufficient facilities to dispose and other non-hazardous waste is been disposed locally. Non-contaminated recyclable materials have to be recycled through local facilities under supervision by the Central Environmental Authority.