Thomas Cook Airlines Recycles 6 Tonnes of Waste This Year

Thomas Cook Airlines has been doing their part to help save the environment with more than nine tonnes of waste being recycled by the airline. Thomas Cook Airline became the first airline in the UK to implement a company-wide recycling policy which collects waste from medium and short haul flights to be recycled for alternative uses.

The airline’s crew use each flight as an opportunity to collect recyclable waste such as plastic, aluminum, cardboard, and paper. Currently the airline uses several airports where their aircrafts are based to conduct their recycling program. Participating airports include Glasgow, Newcastle, Manchester, East Midlands, Stansted, Gatwick, and Birmingham.

At present, the airline is attempting to begin recycling programmes at new locations at airports in Cardiff, Bristol, and Belfast. Thomas Cook airlines is committed to expanding their recycling programmes in order to help contribute to the environmental impacts of the airline industry.
The Managing Director at Thomas Cook, Frank Pullman, said that it was increasingly important for airlines to be taking responsibility for their impact on the environment. He added that the airline was hoping to set an example for other airlines to follow towards positive steps to reducing the global impact of the airline industry.

The recycling programme is part of a larger plan by Thomas Cook to begin reducing their carbon footprint on the environment. Currently, waste is separated and stored aboard the plane until it can be transported to a facility at the destination airport, then the airports waste management contractor removes the waste to be recycled.