🔍 Key Concepts

• MARPOL Annex V regulations on garbage disposal at sea • Special rules for plastics versus other types of garbage • The meaning of "no discharge" provisions in pollution conventions

💭 Think About

• Think about whether plastics ever become safe to discharge at any distance from land under Annex V. • Compare how Annex V treats food waste or paper to how it treats plastics—are they in the same category? • Ask yourself: Is there a minimum distance where plastics are allowed, or are they always prohibited from discharge?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify what Annex V specifically says about plastics as a separate garbage category. • Check if Annex V lists any distance from land where plastics may be legally discharged. • Confirm whether the correct choice might be a statement that effectively means "never" rather than a number of miles.