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the second from passengers passing through airport security.” Within the airport concourses,
Dubai Airports is working with its service partners to collect and recycle as much as possible, adds Barry. “At the security touch points, we are able to take ownership a little more and have developed a detailed collection strategy to support our objectives. “Recycling bins are widely available
at all security points and collected on a daily basis to be taken to a central location for emptying, sorting and baling prior to being sent to the local recycling company.”
Replacement solutions All of the company’s initiatives would simply not be possible without the collaborative efforts of its concession and hospitality partners, who Barry insists, play a ‘leading role’ in the implementation of this ban. “We have been working closely
with them to source suitable, economical and sustainable replacement solutions for what would be single-use plastic products,” he reveals. “This is an ongoing process and will
develop as the industry does and as new behaviours become more widely accepted on a global level.” TRBusiness understands that Dubai
Duty Free is more than doing its part in the mission, introducing a sustainable, recycled bag (for life) for shoppers – manufactured and supplied by TRSF and TR Plastic
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Pledge co-founder, Duty Free Innovation (DFI) – and plans to order more in the near future. Each of these bags re-uses three plastic bottles; saving them from entering landfill. “Dubai Duty Free is one of our
largest and most supportive partners, and fully on board to support our plastic ban,” emphasises Barry. “Since 2009 the bags distributed
by DDF in our airports have been fully oxo-biodegradable. What this means is that they will fully degrade over 18 months, when exposed to both sunlight and oxygen. “While this is not a complete
solution the company has been working hard to find solutions that are lighter on the environment in terms of materials used, manufacture and post use recyclability. “In 2018 Dubai Duty Free
introduced re-useable bags for sale that have attachments to fit cabin trolley suitcases which have proven highly successful with passengers.” Aside from eliminating single-use
plastic, Dubai Airports is proud to share more information on its other green initiatives. “Other key green initiatives we are
working on include the introduction of filtered water dispensers in Terminal 1, massively supporting our ban on single use plastics. This initiative will be rolled out to the entire airport over the coming months. “In addition, we have ongoing
energy reduction campaigns which will involve introducing 15,000 solar
An introduction to our TRSF ambassadors
Tell our readers who you are and what experience you have working in CSR and sustainability? Michael Barrett, CSR & Events, TRBusiness: My first professional experience with CSR dates back to 2002 when I worked with an international Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) with a focus on child education in developing countries. Fast-forward several years to 2010
when we moved to India (my wife was posted out there with Médecins Sans Frontières) and I was struck by the danger a lack of education can have on the environment. There was literally tonnes of trash littering
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rivers, community parks and even the main central parks in New Delhi, Lodhi Gardens. It was incredibly disturbing to see so I
started organising formal clean-ups with the NGO I had founded there for people
with disability and we had able-bodied and disabled people in wheelchairs all volunteering and cleaning up the local parks in our neighbourhood. Fast-forward again to Cambodia in
2017 and we were confronted with the same environmental challenges. With the NGO I set up there, we went a step further than clean-up missions. We started coordinating with several NGOs already working on environmental issues to understand what other services were needed. We initiated a city-wide environmental committee with local businesses, including hotels and restaurants as well as NGOs to understand their needs and concerns.
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Eugene Barry, Executive Vice President, Commercial, Dubai Airports.
Dubai International (DXB) is not only the world’s busiest international airport, but also one of the most efficient, says Barry, adding that its home carriers operate a young, fuel- efficient fleet with on average 226 passengers per aircraft movement in 2018; an increase of 1.3% year on year.
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panels to the roof of our Terminal 2 building. We are also working to reduce our carbon footprint, aligning with the requirements set out in the airport-specific carbon management programme by Airports Council International (ACI).” Dubai International (DXB) is not
only the world’s busiest international airport, but also one of the most efficient, says Barry, adding that its home carriers operate a young, fuel-efficient fleet with on average 226 passengers per aircraft movement in 2018. «
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