Qantas passengers in world-first 'zero waste' flight
Mini Vegemite servings were out and compostable crop starch cutlery was in on what Qantas says was the world's first zero-waste commercial flight. Passengers flying from Sydney to Adelaide on Wednesday sipped from water bottles destined for an Adelaide recycling plant and ate meals out of containers made from sugar cane as the Australian carrier trialled an initiative it says will cut 100m single-use plastics by the end of next year and eliminate 75% of the airline's waste by the end of 2021. About 1,000 single-use plastic items were substituted with sustainable alternatives or, in the case of individual Vegemite servings, removed altogether as the Qantas group embarked on its aim to reduce an annual mountain of waste equivalent to 80 fully laden Boeing 747 jumbo jets, All used in-flight products on the two-hour flight from NSW to SA were separated and will be composted, reused or recycled. Qantas domestic boss Andrew David said, with the cost of landfill rising and onboard waste the No.1 concern raised by passengers, there was a strong business case for the initiative. While there will be an initial expense, David said the move will eventually save money by cutting the cost of waste disposal and would not push airfares higher.<br/>
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Qantas passengers in world-first 'zero waste' flight
Mini Vegemite servings were out and compostable crop starch cutlery was in on what Qantas says was the world's first zero-waste commercial flight. Passengers flying from Sydney to Adelaide on Wednesday sipped from water bottles destined for an Adelaide recycling plant and ate meals out of containers made from sugar cane as the Australian carrier trialled an initiative it says will cut 100m single-use plastics by the end of next year and eliminate 75% of the airline's waste by the end of 2021. About 1,000 single-use plastic items were substituted with sustainable alternatives or, in the case of individual Vegemite servings, removed altogether as the Qantas group embarked on its aim to reduce an annual mountain of waste equivalent to 80 fully laden Boeing 747 jumbo jets, All used in-flight products on the two-hour flight from NSW to SA were separated and will be composted, reused or recycled. Qantas domestic boss Andrew David said, with the cost of landfill rising and onboard waste the No.1 concern raised by passengers, there was a strong business case for the initiative. While there will be an initial expense, David said the move will eventually save money by cutting the cost of waste disposal and would not push airfares higher.<br/>
