Airport Waste Management and Recycling Practices (2018) / Chapter Skim
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18 Based on the results of the data collection survey and case example interviews, airports were practicing a range of waste management strategies. These strategies include program management elements and physical strategies that align with the EPA's waste management and food recovery hierarchies.
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Waste Management Practices 19 • Improve education • Procure recycling stations • Collocate bins • Increase stakeholder participation • Achieve zero waste Twenty-four airports shared their waste diversion goals, and 12 airports shared their recycling goals. For the airports included in this study, the minimum numerical waste diversion goal was 10%, and the maximum was 100%, or zero waste.
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20 Airport Waste Management and Recycling Practices Where these plans were developed, they provided high-level roadmaps for achieving waste diversion and other goals and objectives. Two of the survey responses included specific examples of how a solid waste management plan was being used to identify opportunities for improvement and determine future goals.
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Waste Management Practices 21 out the everyday actions called for in the program. The airports described establishing lines of communication and collaboration with the janitorial contractor as instrumental in making programs successful.
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22 Airport Waste Management and Recycling Practices Twenty-one of the 36 airports surveyed said that they received rebates, incentives, or refunds for recycled materials. When asked for details about such incentives, the most common material mentioned was cardboard (10 airports)
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Waste Management Practices 23 Source Reduction Practices According to the EPA solid waste hierarchy, reducing waste at the source is the most preferred waste management strategy. For this project, "waste reduction" is defined as efforts to minimize the overall total amount of waste created, thereby reducing the amount of waste that needs to be recycled, composted, landfilled, or otherwise managed.
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24 Airport Waste Management and Recycling Practices safe food temperatures. Most programs included pickup of the food by the receiving organization.
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Waste Management Practices 25 the case examples. The airport survey responses also include information about recycling of pallets, batteries, electronics, oil, cooking grease, lightbulbs/lamps, deicing fluid, tires, and construction material.
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26 Airport Waste Management and Recycling Practices Energy Recovery Practices Thirteen of the airports indicated that they sent their waste to a facility that converted it into energy. The most commonly cited form of this practice was methane capture at the MSW landfills that accepted the airports' waste.
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Waste Management Practices 27 • Aircraft rescue and fire fighting • Fixed-base operators Some of these tenants used the airport's dumpsters and compactors, while others contracted completely separately for waste collection services. Other Practices Resources Airport staff have looked for ideas to expand and improve their programs in a variety of places.
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28 Airport Waste Management and Recycling Practices Reporting About half of the airports said that they had internal reporting practices for information related to waste, including monthly and annual reports and progress updates. About half of the airports indicated that they had external reporting practices for waste-related information.
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Waste Management Practices 29 Regarding on-site processing, such facilities are subject to FAA wildlife hazard mitigation requirements (such as full enclosure and odor control) to avoid attracting wildlife and maintain aviation safety.
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