Monarch expands onboard recycling programme to Birmingham Airport
22.01.08
Following the successful launch of its full onboard recycling programme on Gatwick flights in October, Monarch, is extending the initiative to include all flights operating into Birmingham Airport. The expanded scheme will mean that all of its aluminium, plastic, glass and paper used during flights into these two busy airports will be recycled after landing.
Monarch launched the scheme last year as part of its environmental initiative, known as MAP (Monarch and the Planet). Through this, all aspects of the airline's business are being evaluated to help reduce its environmental footprint.
The scheme means that all recyclable items, such as aluminium drinks cans, plastic wine and water bottles, glass wine and champagne bottles plus newspapers / magazines are placed into a separate recycling bag by cabin crew during the flight. This is subsequently collected by cleaning staff at Birmingham Airport on the flight's arrival for recycling.
Commenting on the extension of its onboard recycling programme, managing director of Monarch Airlines, Tim Jeans said: '70% of the waste generated in the cabin is potentially recyclable, so the fact that more airlines are not adopting similar policies is staggering. We are delighted that our ongoing work with Birmingham Airport is enabling us to introduce the scheme on flights into the airport. We urge our other UK and European airports to introduce the necessary recycling infrastructure to enable us to roll out the scheme to include all Monarch services.'
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