2 MARCH 2020

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Plastic crackdown accelerates

A new target to remove more than 700 tonnes of single-use plastic on board its flights in 2020 was announced last week by British Airways. The figure amounts to more than a quarter of a billion individual items, or 30,000 suitcases full.

The airline has already rolled out initiatives to remove 25m pieces of single-use plastic on board each year, equivalent to 90 tonnes. The new target means an increase of more than 700%.

Initiative to date include swapping plastic stirrers for bamboo ones, reducing plastic packaging on Club World amenity kits and swapping plastic wrapping for paper on bedding and blankets, currently being rolled out across all cabins.

BA says it now expects its suppliers to offer sustainable alternatives as standard and will be making continual changes to its onboard products as they become available.

To mark the new target, the airline commissioned eco-artist Sarah Turner to create a giant suitcase made from 1,000 pieces of waste plastic, to represent the 30,000 suitcases’ It is on display at the airline’s headquarters near Heathrow.

Customer experience manager Kate Tanner said: “Our customers have told us that they want to see these changes and we’re pleased to have made real strides in our journey to becoming more sustainable.”

www.britishairways.com

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