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Why don't airplanes recycle paper/plastics?

  • 07-10-2009 09:12AM
    #1
    dinneenp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,216 ✭✭✭


    HI,
    Just wondering why airplanes don't recycle paper, plastic etc.?
    When you consider the amount of people that read newspapers, magazines etc in flight it must add up.
    It wouldn't take too much effort to have one extra trolley/bag to collect it. And the envriornmental saving would be worth the extra bit of work?

    Cheers,
    Pa.


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  • #2
    robtri
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,473 ✭✭✭robtri


    dinneenp wrote: »
    HI,
    Just wondering why airplanes don't recycle paper, plastic etc.?
    When you consider the amount of people that read newspapers, magazines etc in flight it must add up.
    It wouldn't take too much effort to have one extra trolley/bag to collect it. And the envriornmental saving would be worth the extra bit of work?

    Cheers,
    Pa.

    I don't know the answer, but how do you know they don't?


  • #3
    RangeR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,265 ✭✭✭RangeR


    robtri wrote: »
    I don't know the answer, but how do you know they don't?

    If you've been on a plane in the past 15 years [and more] thgey put all rubbish into the one bag.


  • #4
    ChocolateSauce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,892 ✭✭✭ChocolateSauce


    Just so long as they use energy efficient light bulbs, they're fine by me.


  • #5
    Macha
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 6,379 Mod ✭✭✭✭Macha


    RangeR wrote: »
    If you've been on a plane in the past 15 years [and more] thgey put all rubbish into the one bag.

    Yeah most probably any wishful thinking that they sort it afterwards reminds me of this Dilbert cartoon:

    imb_dilbertrecyclingmyth_4.jpg


  • #6
    [Deleted User]
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    If you want to help the environment stay on the ground where recycling is freely available.

    If you are burning huge amounts of fuel to defy gravity there is no point pretending to be environmentally conscious by recycling a paper and a couple of plastic cups.


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  • #7
    Alun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,530 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    RangeR wrote: »
    If you've been on a plane in the past 15 years [and more] thgey put all rubbish into the one bag.
    So what? That doesn't mean it isn't sorted afterwards. It's probably just a time saving measure.

    I put all my recyclables .. plastic, paper, tins etc. mixed up together in my recycling bin and it gets sorted at Greenstar's recycling depot. There's no reason why whoever does waste disposal for the airlines can't do the same thing.


  • #8
    Judgement Day
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    taconnol wrote: »
    Yeah most probably any wishful thinking that they sort it afterwards reminds me of this Dilbert cartoon:

    imb_dilbertrecyclingmyth_4.jpg

    Reminds me of when I lived on the Isle of Man and all the glass that people seperated and put in recycling bins still ended up in landfill! But I'm sure people felt better knowing that they had done their bit for the environment.

    Incidentally, I am sure the same situation pertains on Irish Rail where all the waste is bagged by contract staff passing through the train during the journey - Dublin/Cork trains anyway. :)


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