75% of waste at Cardiff Airport recycled
18.03.11
75% of waste at Cardiff Airport is now being recycled thanks to efforts by the airport and partner company MITIE to improve the carbon footprint of the airport. In January 2011, 0.72 tonnes of card and paper were recycled, the equivalent of approximately 12 trees.
The production of recycled fibre pulp saves between 40-70% of energy in comparison to virgin fibre pulp. Recycling 1 tonne of waste paper saves 4,000 kilowatt hours of energy and 380 gallons of oil. The airport therefore saved around 2,880 kilowatt hours of energy in one month – the same amount of energy would provide enough electricity for 262 families for one day.
In addition, up to 30,000 litres of water is used when one tonne of paper is produced from virgin pulp, therefore the 0.72 tonnes of card and paper recycled at the airport in a month has saved 21,600 litres of water – approximately the same amount as 30 families would use in a day.
Cardiff Airport and MITIE’s recycling efforts have also prevented a total of 11,534 tonnes of waste being dumped in landfill sites.
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