United's LAX lounge recognised for sustainability efforts

United added another feather in its environmentally-friendly cap on Tuesday. The carrier’s United Club lounge at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) has achieved gold-level certification through the new Audubon International Green Hospitality program. The carrier’s United Club location in Terminal 7 at LAX was recognized for its exemplary indoor air quality, innovative composting program, and overall dedication to environmental stewardship. In announcing the recognition for the LAX United Club lounge, United and Audubon, a not-for-profit environmental education organization, said they will continue to work together to improve the sustainability of the airline’s airport lounges around the world, including the new Polaris lounges at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport and other hub airports.<br/>