Ship recycling can be defined as a process in which ships go to shipbreaking yards for dismanting, separate parts are then recycled and used for a new purpose. There are several methods of disassembling ships, of which the most known is the beaching method. Recycling facilities are located in various places in the world, but most of the vessels go to Europe and II the Asian subcontinent countries. The International Maritime Organization deals with issues of recycling and provides guidance on how to do it in the safest way. The Hong Kong Convention deals with issues of safety and environmentally friendly ship recycling. The Basel Convention deals with issues of cross-border movement of hazardous waste and their disposal. About 50 different types of ships and platforms went to recycling process in 2016 with an average age of 28 years. Of all types of ships shipped to the shipbreaking yards in 2016, most of the ships were bulk carriers. Shipbreaking yards in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan are the most profitable breaking yards in the world because of the purchase price of iron. The level of workers' rights, environmental pollution and human health are a major problem in the Asian subcontinent countries because of the non-compliance with the convention's regulations and the many years of bad practice of recycling. The best and the safest way to recycle ships would be to do this process in shipyards where boats were built.