Summary
- LATAM Airlines Group has made significant progress in eliminating single-use plastics onboard its aircraft, reaching an 88% reduction in the primary half of the 12 months.
- The corporate is implementing circular economy projects to attain its sustainability goals, leading to a complete reduction of 1,600 tons of plastic, comparable to 266 million plastic bags.
- LATAM Airlines is committed to eliminating single-use plastics by 2023 and becoming zero waste to landfills by 2027, investing $100 million in its sustainability program.
The LATAM Airlines Group closed the primary half of the 12 months, making significant progress in its goal of eliminating single-use plastics onboard its aircraft by the tip of 2023, by reaching an 88% progress.
Sustainable solutions
LATAM Airlines is seeking to improve its sustainability efforts and reduce the corporate’s impact on the environment. In the primary half of 2023, the group managed to scale back by 88% the usage of single-use plastics because of the implementation of circular economy projects, which meant a complete reduction of 1,600 tons of plastic, comparable to 266 million plastic bags, it said in a press release.
Estela Espinoza, Experience Manager of the LATAM Group, said that the corporate’s commitment is to eliminate single-use plastic by 2023 and to be zero waste to landfills by 2027. she added.
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When the corporate first announced its plans in 2021, it launched campaign to turn out to be sustainable through several initiatives. Roberto Alvo, Chief Executive Officer at LATAM Airlines said the world is facing a critical moment. LATAM was assuming a commitment that seeks to contribute to the conservation of ecosystems. The airline pledged to speculate about $100 million in its sustainability program through the next decade.
In the previous couple of years, LATAM has increased its conservation efforts in South America, acquiring recent, more efficient aircraft, eliminating the usage of single-use plastics, offsetting emissions through several initiatives, and more which may also improve passenger experience. LATAM also expects to make use of sustainable aviation fuels and recently operated its first SAF-powered cargo flight and took delivery of a brand new aircraft which flew with 30% SAF.
What’s LATAM employing onboard its flights?
One in all the initiatives implemented by the South American airline group was the substitute of single-use plastics for organic materials. For instance, it employs paper within the case of the brand new cups, bamboo for cutlery, sugar cane for container lids and reusable materials akin to pans and trays within the economy cabin and cloth bags within the business cabin. You possibly can see the photographs of the airline’s service here:
This was complemented by the work being done by LATAM with its “Recycle your trip” program, which promotes the segregation of certain waste generated within the onboard service to be subsequently recycled, which is under everlasting review and improvement. “Recycle your trip” is currently operating on domestic flights in Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and is being evaluated to be implemented in Brazil within the near future.
LATAM also continued with its “Second Flight” program, which provides the airline’s uniforms and various disused textile elements a second life. To do that, South American artisans and entrepreneurs transform these things into recent products, akin to passport holders, luggage tags, wallets and keychains, amongst others.
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