{"id":16929,"date":"2017-01-02T13:10:53","date_gmt":"2017-01-02T18:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wasteadvantagemag.com\/?p=16929"},"modified":"2017-01-02T13:10:53","modified_gmt":"2017-01-02T18:10:53","slug":"sun-country-organics-program-aims-to-make-flights-greener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wasteadvantagemag.com\/sun-country-organics-program-aims-to-make-flights-greener\/","title":{"rendered":"Sun Country Organics Program Aims to Make Flights Greener"},"content":{"rendered":"

Minnesota-based Sun Country Airlines has launched a comprehensive in-flight organics recycling program, making it perhaps the first airline in the nation to start composting onboard food waste in addition to recycling cans and bottles. And the company is doing it with the help of nearly $35,000 in environmental funding from Hennepin and Dakota counties. \u201cIt\u2019s unique and it\u2019s a big endeavor for them,\u201d said Andre Xiong, a recycling specialist at Hennepin County.<\/p>\n

Until now, Sun Country has recycled only paper and cardboard. Now flight attendants will recycle passengers\u2019 cans, bottles and juice cartons, while leftover food, napkins and discarded coffee cups and grounds will end up at metro area composting sites to be sold as dirt for gardens or roads.
\nThe full program started at Sun Country\u2019s buildings and on domestic flights this month.<\/p>\n

A\u00a0report by a recycling advocacy group said that as of 2010, 250 million tons of waste were generated on U.S. flights and yet no major airline had a comprehensive program to reduce food waste.<\/p>\n

Since then, more airlines have pushed to go green. Alaska Airlines\u00a0announced last spring\u00a0it would start composting coffee grounds. JetBlue started composting at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, though it doesn\u2019t collect compost onboard. Other airlines such as Delta recycle plastic, aluminum and paper on some flights.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs the hometown airline, we feel responsible to be good corporate partners,\u201d said Eric Curry, executive vice president of customer experience and sales. \u201cAs we continue to grow and develop at Sun Country, we\u2019re looking at all phases of our operations that we can do better.\u201d<\/p>\n

Curry said that company officials anticipate the new program will significantly cut into trash amounts. The airline says the program is part of a broader initiative dubbed \u201cSoaring to Sustainability.\u201d<\/p>\n

Increasing Organics Recycling<\/em><\/p>\n

Sun Country is based in Mendota Heights, which is in Dakota County, but keeps hangars and other buildings at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport in Hennepin County. The airline applied for and received a $24,600 grant from Hennepin County last spring to boost recycling on airplanes and in office buildings at the airport. About the same time, Dakota County gave the airline $10,000 drawn from its business recycling incentive program started this year.<\/p>\n

The public funding covers Sun Country\u2019s costs for a start-up supply of compostable bags, organics and recycling bins and the first three months of organics recycling hauling. While Curry said the company didn\u2019t need the counties\u2019 money, their programs helped lay out guidelines for the airline\u2019s recycling plans.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted to go a little further in our recycling efforts,\u201d he said, adding that the idea for the new program came from Sun Country employees.
\nOrganics recycling has significantly increased in the last few years at MSP. All concessions at both terminals have collected food waste for composting since 2015. The total amount of organic waste has grown from 40 tons in 2010 to 466 tons in 2015, according to spokesman Patrick Hogan of the Metropolitan Airports Commission.<\/p>\n

Counties Start New Efforts<\/em><\/p>\n

The state wants the metro area to recycle 75 percent of its waste by 2030, so counties are ramping up recycling efforts. When Dakota County launched its business recycling incentive program in August, Sun Country was one of the first businesses to apply. So far, 15 businesses have implemented programs.<\/p>\n

To read the full story, visit <\/em>http:\/\/www.startribune.com\/sun-country-organics-program-aims-to-make-flights-greener\/408894805\/<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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