Qantas and Jetstar to get rid of air travel staple
Qantas and Jetstar have announced that they are phasing out paper boarding passes as part of a waste-reduction initiative.
The plan to phase out paper boarding passes was announced on Thursday by Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce.
The airline group plans to reduce waste by 75 per cent by 2021 and use 100 million less single-use plastics each year by the end of 2020.
“Reducing our waste isn’t just the right thing to do, it’s good for business,” Mr Joyce said.
“It will take time, but we’re already starting and we’ll be asking our industry, regulators, customers and our people to help.”
It’s a world-first for an airline group. By 2021, Qantas and Jetstar will cut 75 per cent of our waste. And from the end of 2020, we will use 100 million less single-use plastics every year. pic.twitter.com/fiNglSrKAa
— Qantas (@Qantas) February 21, 2019
As part of the waste reduction initiative Qantas also plans to recycle uniforms, compost or donate leftover food, cut electricity use by 40 per cent by 2020 and replace plastic frequent flyer cards with digital versions.
“It’s the highest waste reduction target set by any airline in the world and it goes well beyond the recent European Union ban on single-use plastics in scope and speed,” Mr Joyce said.
Last year the airline’s 50 million passengers generated approximately 30,000 tonnes of rubbish.
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