Monarch extends cabin waste recycling
An onboard recycling initiative introduced by Monarch Airlines on flights to Gatwick in October is being extended to Birmingham airport.
The extension of the scheme will mean that all aluminium, plastic, glass and paper used during flights to Birmingham will now be recycled after landing.
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. These are collected by cleaning staff on the flight’s arrival for recycling.
Managing director Tim Jeans said: “Over the past three months our onboard recycling initiative on flights into Gatwick has been fantastically received by both Monarch cabin crew and customers, with many customers assisting the process by separating their own recyclable waste before collection by the crew.
“Seventy per cent 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, however 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.”
by Phil Davies
Phil Davies
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