Hamad International Airport (HIA) supports the UN’s World Environment Day theme for 2023 to Beat Plastic Pollution which focuses on encouraging people and businesses around the world to review their plastic consumption and introduce a shift towards a circular economy.
Part of Hamad International Airport’s environment sustainability goals consists of waste management and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The airport is tackling its waste management processes, engaging with commercial stakeholders and government entities in order to adopt the best environmental standards that will have a positive impact on the environment.
Through an enhanced waste management system introduced by the airport, about 40 percent of the waste generated through the airport operations was reused or recycled in the fiscal year 2022 2023, including 736 tonnes of plastic waste, additionally the non-recyclable waste is used to produce electricity. (TNN)page 3