Birmingham airport 'among best in UK' for recycling rubbish
Bosses at a Midlands airport say they've managed to recycle almost three quarters of their waste in the last year.
Birmingham Airport says its recycling rate for main terminal waste was 76%, the highest annual figure to date.
Last year, Birmingham became the first airport worldwide to implement a Mobile Segregation Unit (MSU) to help sustainably process waste: an innovative solution that has helped prevent over 1,200 tonnes of waste from becoming non-recyclable general waste.
The unit facilitates a targeted "data-driven approach" to waste management and airport bosses say the development has helped them to break their previous target of recycling 65% of its waste.
"As a result of the system, the airport’s recycling rate is on track to be one of the highest amongst UK airports," said Tom Denton, Head of Sustainability, at Birmingham Airport.
“We’ve seen some significant improvements in waste efficiency since we implemented the innovative MSU, in partnership with The Green Block and Bidvest Noonan, in March last year.
"Achieving a 20% increase in our recycling rate in just one year is illustrative of the impact that the unit has had in reducing our environmental impact. Today on Global Recycling Day we are extremely proud to have one of the highest recycling rates amongst UK airports."
