#GATWICK, in partnership with DHL, is set to become the first airport in the World able to dispose of Category 1* waste on site – an issue that costs the global aviation sector around £500 million a year – and convert it into energy.
From November Gatwick’s new £3.8million processing plant will not only dispose of the waste safely on site, it will also convert it - and all other organic waste - into energy to power the new plant and heat the North Terminal, enabling the Airport to hit an 85% recycling rate – the best of any UK airport.
*Category 1 forms the majority of waste from non-EU flights and is defined as food waste or anything mixed with it – such as packaging, cups, meal trays - from international transport vehicles.
From November Gatwick’s new £3.8million processing plant will not only dispose of the waste safely on site, it will also convert it - and all other organic waste - into energy to power the new plant and heat the North Terminal, enabling the Airport to hit an 85% recycling rate – the best of any UK airport.
*Category 1 forms the majority of waste from non-EU flights and is defined as food waste or anything mixed with it – such as packaging, cups, meal trays - from international transport vehicles.
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