Air NZ recycling unopened snacks instead of sending them to the dump
Sealed beverages and unopened snacks from Air NZ flights will be recycled rather than sent to landfills. The airline, its catering partner LSG Sky Chefs and the Ministry for Primary Industries are involved in a what they say is a world-first scheme to divert 150 tonnes of waste from landfill annually. The waste reduction initiative, Project Green, has enabled 40 Air NZ in-flight products that were previously sent to landfill due to biosecurity controls to be reclassified so they can be reused on future flights if removed from aircraft sealed and untouched. More items would be added. In the first month of running the project across its international fleet, the airline diverted 13 tonnes of waste, including 266,000 plastic cups, 480kg of sugar packets and 3.5 tonnes of bottled water. <br/>
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Air NZ recycling unopened snacks instead of sending them to the dump
Sealed beverages and unopened snacks from Air NZ flights will be recycled rather than sent to landfills. The airline, its catering partner LSG Sky Chefs and the Ministry for Primary Industries are involved in a what they say is a world-first scheme to divert 150 tonnes of waste from landfill annually. The waste reduction initiative, Project Green, has enabled 40 Air NZ in-flight products that were previously sent to landfill due to biosecurity controls to be reclassified so they can be reused on future flights if removed from aircraft sealed and untouched. More items would be added. In the first month of running the project across its international fleet, the airline diverted 13 tonnes of waste, including 266,000 plastic cups, 480kg of sugar packets and 3.5 tonnes of bottled water. <br/>
