Environment & Sustainability

EXCLUSIVE: Fremantle’s push for maritime waste recycling

By 2026-01-13T11:02:00

Fremantle and the Swan River viewed from the air, looking east towards Perth CBD. Photograph taken by Kristian Maley, 4 June 2005

Source: Chewy m at English Wikipedia/CC BY 2.5

Fremantle Ports is leading Australia’s nationwide initiatives to tackle ship-generated waste more sustainably, successfully trialling recycling from cruise ships.

Due to Australia’s strict biosecurity requirements, waste from international vessels has not been recycled. With tonnes of clean, segregated recyclables being offloaded from cruise ships – only to be mixed with general waste destined for landfill – Fremantle Ports saw the need to advocate for this to change.

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