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70 A p p e n d i x d To collect information on recycling from aircraft cabins, the ACRP Project 02-15 research team conducted web-based surveys of both airports and airlines and completed site visits to 11 airports (6 primary research sites and 5 additional sites visited during airline and flight kitchen research) , 6 airlines, and 2 major flight kitchen companies at multiple airport locations.
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Supporting Research 71 The following challenges keep airports and airlines from recycling a larger portion of deplaned materials from domestic flights, according to survey responses and field research: • Lack of consistency in recycling availability and implementation of recycling procedures in flight and on the ground • Disconnect between airports and airlines and generally insufficient communication or education among all parties • Constraints regarding sorting or storing materials for recycling, in flight and at airports of all sizes • Costs or insufficient incentives to recycle • Lack of leadership, management support, or company-wide goals • Insufficient employee time or interest • Limited local recycling markets or service providers for materials Table D-1. Airport survey respondents.
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72 Recycling Best practices -- A Guidebook for Advancing Recycling from Aircraft Cabins Airlines and airports were asked to select the top three challenges that kept them from recycling more materials from domestic flights. Figure D-4 presents the responses for airlines, and Figure D-5 presents the responses for airports, by size category.
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Figure D-3. Reported availability of recycling by airport size.
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74 Recycling Best practices -- A Guidebook for Advancing Recycling from Aircraft Cabins 11 69% 6 33% 11 55% 3 50% 31 3 19% 9 50% 7 35% 4 67% 23 4 25% 8 44% 5 25% 3 50% 20 3 19% 8 44% 5 25% 3 50% 19 6 38% 4 22% 6 30% 2 33% 18 0 0% 4 22% 8 40% 2 33% 14 4 25% 2 11% 5 25% 0 0% 11 2 13% 4 22% 2 10% 0 0% 8 1 6% 2 11% 0 0% 1 17% 4 1 6% 0 0% 2 10% 0 0% 3 7 44% 1 6% 3 15% 0 0% 11 For in-flight recycling to succeed, the airport needs to have the infrastructure in place. Contractual arrangements.
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Supporting Research 75 16 100% 13 72% 16 80% 3 50% 48 9 56% 3 17% 6 30% 1 17% 19 5 31% 6 33% 6 30% 1 17% 18 4 25% 7 39% 4 20% 1 17% 16 4 25% 4 22% 3 15% 4 67% 15 0 0% 5 28% 8 40% 2 33% 15 2 13% 4 22% 4 20% 0 0% 10 0 0% 4 22% 4 20% 1 17% 9 2 13% 1 6% 1 5% 0 0% 4 Modified contractual arrangements providing for centralized system. More centralized control over contractual arrangements.
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76 Recycling Best practices -- A Guidebook for Advancing Recycling from Aircraft Cabins Figure D-9. Most important groups to make airline recycling successful, as reported by airports in survey.
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