Dubai’s leading carrier and one of the best airlines in the world- Emirates, not only believes in providing the best to its customers but also believes in doing its best for the environment. The airline has now unveiled a new recycling initiative, where millions of onboard items such as plastic trays, bowls, and snack and casserole dishes will be recycled and re-used as fresh, ready-to-use Emirates meal service products. The new recycled utensils are now available and introduced onboard. Read on for all the deets.
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With this initiative, millions of old and damaged meal service items will be collected from the Economy and Premium Economy class after the flights, are washed and checked for damage. Once the quality and other checks are in place- the meal service items will be transported to a facility in Dubai where the process of recycling will take place, and these items will then be manufactured into new dishes, bowls and trays – before being sent to Emirates Flight Catering to be used again for thousands of meals in the sky.
Emirates Airlines has launched this initiative in partnership with deSter FZE UAE, a leading provider of service ware concepts to the aviation industry and expert in closed-loop manufacturing. When it comes to recycling, the new trays, casseroles, snack dishes and bowls containing at least 25% reused material will be used on aircraft across the globe, and the percentage of this will continue to increase with time.
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In a bid to reduce plastic waste, the airline has already enforced several initiatives, and it has managed to divert 150 million single-use plastic items from landfill each year by replacing plastic straws, inflight retail bags, and stirrers with responsibly sourced paper and wooden alternatives. The soft blankets in Economy and Premium Economy are recycled; in fact, each blanket is manufactured from 28 recycled plastic bottles.
The airline’s famous inflight toy bags, baby amenity kits and plush toys are made from recycled plastic bottles, and over 8 million plastic bottles were repurposed during 12 months of amenity kit production. From hygiene covers to amenity kits for Economy and Premium Economy passengers, Emirates is ensuring to go eco-friendly by using recycled products.
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