AA Cargo partnering with Bionatur Plastics
American Airlines Cargo has announced its transition to Bionatur Plastics, launched by M&G Packaging, for use in its cargo operations.
The carrier has already begun replacing its current plastic products with the Bionatur brand in most major hubs, an adoption that has allowed American to reduce its long-term plastic waste in landfills by more than 58,967 kg or 6.4 million water bottles, in 2022 alone.
Regular plastic can take up to 1,000 years to biodegrade in a landfill. Bionatur’s biodegradable plastics will biodegrade under landfill conditions in only five to ten years.
The end products are fully recyclable in normal waste collection streams, and with added strength, the plastics can be used in thinner amounts – thus minimising the quantity of plastic use overall. (cj)