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Thinking of Jeju's environment after COVID-19

The nature of Jeju Island is reaching its limit

Source: jejusori.net
KLM tests sustainable ways to taxi aircraft in Amsterdam

KLM has started testing sustainable ways to taxi aircraft at Schiphol Airport. The process is being carried out by a Taxibot, a hybrid towing vehicle that, unlike normal pushback trucks, is licensed to tow aircraft to the start of the runway without the aircraft needing to start its engines.

Source: Mercado&eventos
Virgin Australia donates 6,000 meals to vulnerable Australians

The surplus food, leftover after the airline was forced to close its lounges and ground many aircraft following increased travel restrictions and reduced travel demand amid COVID-19, will feed many communities in need throughout Australia.

Zéro plastique à usage unique dans tous nos hôtels !

C’est désormais une certitude : si nous n’agissons pas maintenant, il y aura plus de plastique que de poissons dans la mer en 2050. Dans le cadre de son engagement à réduire son impact sur l’environnement, Accor veut aller plus loin

Source: accor
China Unveils Five-year Plan to Ban Single-use Plastics

In a new five-year plan, China is taking major steps to rid the nation of single-use plastic waste. On January 19, China announced its plan to ban single-use plastics across the country.

Source: Waste 360
Accor to eliminate all single-use plastic by 2022

Accor has committed to join the UN Global Tourism Plastics Initiative and remove all single-use plastic items from its hotels by the end of 2022. In addition to its previous commitment to eliminate all plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds, Accor will remove individual plastic

Source: Spice News
All Hi Fly flights single-use plastic free become reality

So, from January 1, 2020, as pledged by Hi Fly President Paulo Mirpuri in 2018, all Hi Fly’s own flights are taking to the air without any single-use plastic items on board.

Source: HI Fly
Hyatt Launches Three Global Initiatives to Significantly Reduce Single-Use Plastics

All Hyatt brands worldwide will move to large-format bathroom amenities and reduce single-use water bottles by June 2021

Source: Hospitalitynet
Banned Plastic Bags in Turks and Caicos Islands

Plastic Checkout Bag” means a carryout bag that is provided by a business to a customer for the purpose of transporting groceries or other retail goods, and is made from non-compostable plastic and not specifically designed and manufactured for multiple re-use.

Source: Gov Tc