The initiative goes in line with the Indian PM’s intention to abolish all single-use plastic in India by 2022, and the Delhi airport is ready to make its contribution into the project and become more sustainable.
The airport has been recently certified by the Confederation of Indian Industry-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development (CII-ITC CESD) for the successful implementation of measures to become India's first single-use plastic-free airport.
The target to eliminate single-use plastic throughout the airport was set back in September 2018, following the Environment Day theme of Beat Plastic Pollution and now it has been reached. The airport managed to adopt eco-friendly sustainable alternatives thus helping significantly to reduce plastic waste.
However there are exceptions to the rule. Still allowed at the airport are sealed PET bottles, security tamper-evident bags, compostable plastic bags, and pre-packaged materials from manufacturers that are meant for sale.
Delhi Airport is the country's largest airport both in terms of cargo and passenger flow. Annually it handles around 68.5 million passengers. In 2019, Delhi Airport was ranked the world's 12th busiest airport. With India being the fastest-growing aviation market in the world, Delhi airport's sustainable initiative will hopefully set an example for other airports across the country.
No More Single-Use Plastic at Delhi's Airport
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Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport has become the country's first airport to completely ban single-use plastic.