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Norway Recycles Almost All Plastic Bottles

02/13/2020

One at a time, the elderly lady places her empties into the gaping hole of a machine at the entrance to an Oslo supermarket. With a well-functioning deposit system, Norway recycles almost all of its plastic bottles. With its 97 percent recycling rate, Norway is 10 years ahead of the EU’s 2029 target date, by when countries must recycle at least 90 percent of their plastic bottles. That compares to barely 60 percent in France and in the UK, which…

Moscow Domodedovo Airport Introduces Waste Management

02/13/2020

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Moscow Domodedovo Airport and S7 Airlines have pioneered the introduction of a sustainable approach to waste management in Russia. Thanks to the joint initiative, the airport will sort and process for further recycling approximately 45 tons of cardboard, plastic, and polythene monthly. These innovations concern in-flight meals packaging (snack boxes). The airport sorts and prepares for recycling this type of waste generated on S7 Airlines flights to Domodedovo. This sustainable approach to waste management enables us to make approximately twenty thousand snack…

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Hyatt to Significantly Reduce Plastic Waste

02/13/2020

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Hyatt Hotels Corporation is announcing a series of initiatives to reduce plastic waste at Hyatt hotels globally, including introducing large-format bathroom amenities and reducing single-use water bottles by June 2021. The following initiatives will be introduced as soon as possible in properties around the world, and no later than June 2021: Transitioning to large-format bathroom amenities to replace traditional small bottles of shower gel, shampoo, conditioner and lotion. Increasing the number of water stations in key public spaces at hotels…

British Airways to Become the First UK Airline to Offset Carbon Emissions

11/05/2019

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From January 2020, British Airways will become the first UK airline to offset carbon emissions on all its flights within the UK. All customers flying within the UK next year on flights operated by British Airways will have the carbon emissions from their flights offset by the airline and invested in carbon reduction projects around the world. These quality assured projects will include renewable energy, protection of rainforests and reforestation programmes. The airline operates up to 75 flights a day…

ANA to Reduce Single-use Plastics

11/05/2019

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Effective Feb. 1, 2020, ANA HD will reduce its reliance on single-use plastics inside its cabins and lounges and replacing the plastic straws, stirring sticks and cutlery used in these areas. The plastic straws will be replaced with eco-friendly bioplastic or paper straws while the new stirring sticks and cutlery will be made of wood. As part of its comprehensive efforts to improve sustainability, the ANA Group adopted the Monitoring, Reporting, Verification (MRV) emission mitigation approach for the global airline industry starting on Jan.…

‘Eco’ Films to Be Unveiled at 2019 Key West Film Festival

11/05/2019

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Film aficionados can immerse themselves in cinematic offerings during the eighth annual Key West Film Festival from Wednesday, Nov. 20, through Sunday, Nov. 24, showcasing intriguing Florida, Cuba, LGBTQ and ecological themes. For the first time the festival, annually themed “Passion Meets Paradise,” is to unveil two new shorts lineups: films suitable for all ages about the fragile health of ecosystems, oceans and marine life; and a selection from the Havana Film Festival about contemporary life in Cuba — the…

Frontier Airlines Introduced “Green Class”

09/20/2019

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Frontier Airlines recently introduced “Green Class,” a new class of service designed to meet the growing consumer demand for sustainable air travel. With the industry’s most fuel-efficient fleet and a variety of additional eco-friendly features, Frontier’s Green Class offers customers sustainability at every level. “Frontier is proud to introduce a new class of service for all of our customers, Green Class,” Barry Biffle, President, and CEO of Frontier Airlines said. “Consumers are now looking for choices that align with the…

San Francisco International Airport to Prohibit the Sale of Water in Plastic Bottles

09/20/2019

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The San Francisco International Airport (SFO) announced plans to prohibit the sale of water in plastic bottles effective August 20, 2019. This move will require all airport retailers, restaurants, airline lounges, and vending machines to sell or provide water in recyclable aluminum, glass or BPI-certified compostable bottles. The policy applies to purified water, mineral water, carbonated or sparkling water, and electrolyte-enhanced water, but does not include flavored beverages such as sodas, teas, or juices. “SFO continues to lead the way…

Vistara to Remove Plastic Bottles from Its Flights

09/20/2019

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In its pledge to reduce usage of plastic, especially single-use plastic, Vistara, India’s finest full-service carrier, plans to remove all individual-sized 200ml water bottles from its flights. This initiative was implemented on Delhi – Mumbai flights on July 16, and will be extended to all flights across the airline’s network in phases over the coming weeks. Economy Class customers, who were hitherto given water in small plastic bottles, will now be served mineral water in environment-friendly paper cups. Thus far,…

100+ Signatories Commit to Use 10 Million Tons of Recycled Plastic

09/20/2019

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Today, more than 100 public and private partners covering the whole plastics value chain will sign the declaration of the Circular Plastics Alliance, which promotes voluntary actions for a well-functioning EU market in recycled plastics. The declaration lays out how the alliance will reach the target of 10 million tons of recycled plastic used to make new products every year in Europe, by 2025. This target was set by the European Commission in its 2018 Plastics Strategy, as part of its efforts to boost…