Eindhoven Airport to recycle all waste by 2030
The Dutch airport of Eindhoven and recycling firm Remondis Netherlands have signed a seven-year contract to ensure that no more waste will be burned at the airport and, instead, all waste will be reused or recycled by 2030.
The contract will take effect in June 2023. In 2022, 44% of Eindhoven Airport’s waste was reused or recycled. To reuse or recycle all debris in the future, the airport will improve its trash separation at the source to support recycling these materials. Remondis will also separate the waste at the end of the line and reuse or recycle it. In 2022, 851 tons of garbage were released at Eindhoven Airport. Of this, 583 tons were residual waste (68%). Remondis aims to reduce the amount of residual waste annually by an average of 10%.
Because waste from Eindhoven Airport will soon no longer be incinerated, the airport expects CO2 emissions to fall to zero by 2030. Remondis uses a dashboard to provide insight into the gradual decrease in CO2 emissions. In addition, Remondis will ensure that support for reuse and recycling is increased among employees, partners and passengers. The company plans to do this through visual communication, waste coaches and advising on new waste separation units.
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