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21 Flight attendants collect the vast majority of waste materials generated in flight by passengers and can therefore play a central role in maximizing recycling from aircraft cabins by collecting and storing materials on the plane before descent. Upon landing, cabin service and flight kitchen crews can then transport deplaned materials to appropriate containers for recycling and disposal.
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22 Recycling Best Practices -- A Guidebook for Advancing Recycling from Aircraft Cabins Key Steps to Successful In-Flight Separation This section presents five steps to maximize recycling by separating materials in flight: 1. Design a recycling program with input from key participants.
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Best Practice #3. Maximize Recycling by Separating Materials in Flight 23 Key participants can provide input on specific elements of program design: • Flight attendants and flight kitchen staff can help to identify materials to be collected in flight.
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24 Recycling Best Practices -- A Guidebook for Advancing Recycling from Aircraft Cabins locations, such as beverage cups, plastic film, and food scraps. Suggested approaches to this activity for airlines and airports are the following: • For airline-managed systems, focus first on capturing the most commonly recycled materials and then address items with more limited recycling options, as feasible.
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Best Practice #3. Maximize Recycling by Separating Materials in Flight 25 • Email updates • Employee blogs • Regular meetings and conference calls • On-the-job training by other flight attendants Training for Success Delta Air Lines flight attendants are introduced to recycling policies and standards at the beginning of their tenure and updated through frequent communication from airline management.
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26 Recycling Best Practices -- A Guidebook for Advancing Recycling from Aircraft Cabins Providing the Infrastructure and Information Needed to Support Proper Recycling of Deplaned Materials Successful recycling programs rely on proper infrastructure to keep recyclable materials separate and clean during collection, transportation, and disposal. Airports can support successful recycling programs by providing recycling and waste containers that are conveniently located, clearly labeled, and color-coded for easy identification by users.
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Best Practice #3. Maximize Recycling by Separating Materials in Flight 27 while collecting discarded materials to maximize efficiency.
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