Garbage and waste management is based on respect for the principles of environmental protection prescribed by the law governing the environment and the acquis communautaire, the principles of international environmental law and scientific knowledge, best international practice and rules of the profession. Preventing the generation of garbage is the most important step in the proper management of garbage. This is followed by preparation for reuse, recycling and other disposal operations. The garbage disposal process is the last and unacceptable garbage management process. Each port has its own specifics which requires a special approach. Accordingly, the port must have adequate reception facilities as well as a garbage disposal system. Also, it is very important that there is a system for monitoring the generation and disposal of garbage from ships, unique regardless of international borders, types and sizes of ships. The most important goals to be achieved in order to establish an efficient system of waste management on ships are the establishment of international harmonization, the establishment of an efficient universal control mechanism for the disposal of waste and garbage and the keeping of records, the construction of appropriate infrastructure, the allocation of responsibilities and powers at national levels, the establishment of a universal model for financing the disposal and disposal of waste generated by vessels, establishing an information system that will be accessible to vessels, drafting and signing an international convention to regulate these issues.