SAY NO TO SINGLE-USE

AIR NEW ZEALAND has carried out a trial of “single-use cup-free flights”, as it explores how to reduce the millions of cups used on its aircraft each year. The carrier trialled the initiative on six domestic flights in March, with customers being encouraged to bring reusable cups with them, or being provided with one for use during onboard service. “Knowledge gained from customer feedback, operational logistics, and impact will help to determine the viability of implementing the initiative in the long term,” said ANZ. The airline recently removed all single-use cups from its domestic airport lounges -equating to the saving of around 1 million single-use cups per year – but admitted that doing the same on flights “is a much greater challenge”. ANZ’s chief sustainability officer Kiri Hannifin said the airline used about 9…

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