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Pollution and the environmentQuestion 343 of 352

Which items count as plastic you may not throw overboard?

  1. Only soda bottles
  2. Only fishing line
  3. Only large plastic drums
  4. Synthetic ropes, synthetic fishing nets and plastic garbage bags
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Correct answer: Synthetic ropes, synthetic fishing nets and plastic garbage bags

Plastic and garbage mixed with plastic may not go overboard. Take it ashore or burn it.

Source: US Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR), 33 CFR Part 151: Vessels Carrying Oil, Noxious Liquid Substances, Garbage, Municipal or Commercial Waste, and Ballast Water, § 151.67 Operating requirements: Discharge of plastic prohibited

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026