“The 30 largest airports in the country create “enough waste to equal the trash produced by cities the size of Miami or Minneapolis.” – USAToday article
Matt Mahler of Tierra Ideas recently wrote about how his company is helping airlines go green. He got the idea to recycle rubber and material from airplane seat covers and curtains into hip products. Delta Airlines and the company are teaming up to save worn out airline seat covers from landfills. They turn them into bags.
“Tierra Ideas’ aim is to help companies re-think how they dispose of their unwanted materials by creating the most unique recycled products anywhere.”
Tierra Ideas also recycles bicycle tires into products like a business card holder or bike bag. They clean the tires and sew them into sheets. Then the recycled rubber sheets are then made into other products.
What is also impressive about the company is that they give back to society in other ways. The Raleigh Lions Clinic for the Blind (RLCB) is where they employ visually-impaired and blind people to make the products.
Delta has donated almost 6,000 pounds of fabric from an estimated 20,000 seat covers. Airlines have come a long way. Hotels have also gone green. Next up I’ll talk about other ways airports and airlines are stepping up their recycling efforts.
Please tell us about your efforts to go green in the comments.
Tags: airlines, Delta, hotel recyling, Recycling
