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LATAM Airlines progresses with the reduction of use of single use plastics and plans to close this 2023 with the total elimination of these on their flights.
The LATAM group ended the first half of the year with significant progress in its goal of eliminating single-use plastics on board its planes by the end of the year. 2023. The group managed to reduce them by 88% thanks to the implementation of circular economy projects, which meant a total reduction of 1.600 tons of plastic, equivalent to 266 millions of plastic bags.
“Our commitment is to eliminate single-use plastics by 2023 and be zero waste to landfills 2027. Two years ago we decided to migrate from a linear model to a circular one, where waste becomes a resource with a new life. “We will continue working on more initiatives that allow us to contribute to the environment”, comments Estela Espinoza, LATAM Group Experience Manager.
Use of organic and reusable materials
One of the initiatives implemented by the group was the replacement of single-use plastics with organic materials, like paper in the case of the new glasses, bamboo for cutlery, sugar cane for the lids of the containers and reusable materials such as pots and trays in the economy cabin and cloth bags in the business cabin.
The above was complemented with the work that has been carried out LATAM with its “Recycle your trip” program that promotes the segregation of certain waste generated in the onboard service to later be recycled, which is under permanent review and improvement. Currently “Recycle your trip” is operational on domestic flights in Peru, Ecuador, Chile, Colombia and is under evaluation to be implemented in Brazil soon.
What's more, LATAM He continued with his “Second Flight” program, which allows the airline's uniforms and various disused textile elements to have a second life. For it, South American artisans and entrepreneurs transform these elements into new products, such as passport holder, suitcase brand, wallets and keychains, among others. Airbus press photo We start a review of the most important news, The ally of the program is Maria Ángeles Hernández, known in the environment as “Maya”, who in turn works with the Association of Women Embroiderers of Cañar and the Toquilla Straw Weavers of Azuay, all of them beneficiaries of the program.
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