Comments on: Recycling: Beyond our aircraft doors http://blog.delta.com/2008/03/19/recycling-beyond-our-aircraft-doors/ Sun, 7 Sep 2008 21:12:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: GF77 http://blog.delta.com/2008/03/19/recycling-beyond-our-aircraft-doors/#comment-1475 GF77 Fri, 02 May 2008 17:53:49 +0000 http://blog.delta.com/2008/03/19/recycling-beyond-our-aircraft-doors/#comment-1475 Great initiative. I have a couple of questions though,.... While recycling is absolutely necessary, what are you doing to avoid some of the garbage ? I am sitting in your Crown Room in ORD, and much to my surprise right next to the china coffe mugs there are also styrofoam cups. Is there a specific reason why you have to offer styrofoam cups in the lounge ? Is there also no other option to avoid the little plastic plates and tiny plastic cups ? At least in ORD you have the big water bottles and real glass to drink out of and you don't offer the small water bottles and soda cans like in some of your other lounges. Again, great that you started to recycle, but maybe you should think about some initiatives to avoid and / or reduce some of your materials you have to recycle. Great initiative. I have a couple of questions though,…. While recycling is absolutely necessary, what are you doing to avoid some of the garbage ? I am sitting in your Crown Room in ORD, and much to my surprise right next to the china coffe mugs there are also styrofoam cups. Is there a specific reason why you have to offer styrofoam cups in the lounge ? Is there also no other option to avoid the little plastic plates and tiny plastic cups ? At least in ORD you have the big water bottles and real glass to drink out of and you don’t offer the small water bottles and soda cans like in some of your other lounges. Again, great that you started to recycle, but maybe you should think about some initiatives to avoid and / or reduce some of your materials you have to recycle.

]]> By: becky94 http://blog.delta.com/2008/03/19/recycling-beyond-our-aircraft-doors/#comment-1471 becky94 Thu, 01 May 2008 19:53:47 +0000 http://blog.delta.com/2008/03/19/recycling-beyond-our-aircraft-doors/#comment-1471 I know I’m a little late to reply, but I just wanted to give my kudos for Delta for implementing this comprehensive recycling system. They really should have started doing this 10 or 15 years ago, but any effort is appreciated. I flew cross-country on a competing airline last weekend and was struck for the first time by the waste that we created – aluminum cans, napkins, and plastic cups all tumbled into the garbage bags. You multiply that by thousands of flights every day, and that is a huge, preventable footprint. I arrived at my destination ranting and raving, trying to figure out the best way to address my complaint. And then on the flight home, the flight attendant announced that she was collecting recyclable waste. It was like she’d read my mind, and I was thrilled to see it. But this program was like Delta’s – only on selected flights. Why? There’s no excuse to not be doing this on all flights and at all airports as soon as physically possible. The recycling infrastructure has existed for decades, your customers have all been recycling at home for years, and they are more than prepared to recycle on airplanes as well. The environmental, goodwill, and green marketing benefits will far outweigh the costs of collecting two separate bags of waste and sending one to the recycling facility. That said, thanks again for the new recycling programs – please expand them as quickly as possible to the rest of your flights! I’m looking forward to recycling on my next Delta flight! I know I’m a little late to reply, but I just wanted to give my kudos for Delta for implementing this comprehensive recycling system. They really should have started doing this 10 or 15 years ago, but any effort is appreciated.

I flew cross-country on a competing airline last weekend and was struck for the first time by the waste that we created – aluminum cans, napkins, and plastic cups all tumbled into the garbage bags. You multiply that by thousands of flights every day, and that is a huge, preventable footprint. I arrived at my destination ranting and raving, trying to figure out the best way to address my complaint. And then on the flight home, the flight attendant announced that she was collecting recyclable waste. It was like she’d read my mind, and I was thrilled to see it. But this program was like Delta’s – only on selected flights. Why? There’s no excuse to not be doing this on all flights and at all airports as soon as physically possible. The recycling infrastructure has existed for decades, your customers have all been recycling at home for years, and they are more than prepared to recycle on airplanes as well. The environmental, goodwill, and green marketing benefits will far outweigh the costs of collecting two separate bags of waste and sending one to the recycling facility.

That said, thanks again for the new recycling programs – please expand them as quickly as possible to the rest of your flights! I’m looking forward to recycling on my next Delta flight!

]]> By: Tommy Zee http://blog.delta.com/2008/03/19/recycling-beyond-our-aircraft-doors/#comment-1358 Tommy Zee Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:29:22 +0000 http://blog.delta.com/2008/03/19/recycling-beyond-our-aircraft-doors/#comment-1358 Excellent program - you guys are doing a great job with all the new programs. It is reasons like this I wish Delta was my companies corporate carrier, but unfortunately, it's not. Keep up the great work saving even more trees! Excellent program - you guys are doing a great job with all the new programs. It is reasons like this I wish Delta was my companies corporate carrier, but unfortunately, it’s not.

Keep up the great work saving even more trees!

]]> By: Delta Airlines Compliments its Greener Attitude with its Eco Sky Magazine | Green Talk http://blog.delta.com/2008/03/19/recycling-beyond-our-aircraft-doors/#comment-1354 Delta Airlines Compliments its Greener Attitude with its Eco Sky Magazine | Green Talk Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:28:18 +0000 http://blog.delta.com/2008/03/19/recycling-beyond-our-aircraft-doors/#comment-1354 [...] initiative in their articles, In-flight Recycling: Rethinking Trash” and recent March article “Recycling Beyond their Aircraft Doors” on how they have expanded this program to include aircraft carpet and office paper [...] [...] initiative in their articles, In-flight Recycling: Rethinking Trash” and recent March article “Recycling Beyond their Aircraft Doors” on how they have expanded this program to include aircraft carpet and office paper [...]

]]> By: cemm6997 http://blog.delta.com/2008/03/19/recycling-beyond-our-aircraft-doors/#comment-1349 cemm6997 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:54:38 +0000 http://blog.delta.com/2008/03/19/recycling-beyond-our-aircraft-doors/#comment-1349 Excellent program, very impressive. Wish all airlines took the time and effort to do this type of program. Great job!!!! Excellent program, very impressive. Wish all airlines took the time and effort to do this type of program. Great job!!!!

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