•Adding reusable mugs in coach is not really feasible because the added weight of the mugs and stora

If you are on a domestic flight into one of these cities, midtown hotel boston chances are you'll see our In-Flight Recycling program in action. midtown hotel boston The program expanded by leaps and bounds in 2008 and has collected over 500,000 pounds of plastics, paper and aluminum since January.
In September, flight attendants, midtown hotel boston cabin service crews and catering partners joined forces to help construct our first EarthCraft style Habitat for Humanity Home fully funded by in-flight recycling. It was an amazing opportunity for all organizations midtown hotel boston to actually see and touch the end result of their recycling efforts. Delta has made it's recycling program a win win for the company, the environment and the communities we serve.
I try to recycle whenever I can. I applaud Delta for initiating this program. However, I really dislike the first paragraph of this post. Why these cities and not ALL cities? Why only domestic? I guess I could see how this might not be so practical on Connection carriers. Also, I guess that on international flights this might not be feasible, midtown hotel boston since not all countries strive as much to recycle; however, some countries like Panama, rather than recycling, actually re-use glass soda bottles. Much better! Still, you could at least recycle on those return flights.
On a recent flight from SFO to ATL, I was so impressed midtown hotel boston by the efforts for recycling and source separating. However, I was surprised during the beverage service that Delta is still using Styrofoam cups for coffee! Are there any plans to change the cup material to something more environmentally friendly, such as paper coffee cups?
Continuing sad_tomato s thought maybe even using *real* mugs? If you re afraid of them getting stolen, give flight attendants a sheet to mark which passengers (by seat) use a mug, collect them all afterward, and clean and reuse!. I know, sounds too much like first class, but I m sure most of us coach passengers would be happy!
•Trash management (and recycling opportunity) at the airport level varies from location to location. In some cities, Delta may hold a waste contract directly with provider and at others we may utilize the trash provider the Airport contracts. Thus, recycling expansion is on a city-by-city basis as there are many logistics to work out.
•The management and disposal of trash from international flights (arriving back into the United States) is strictly regulated by the USDA. While Delta does envision recycling on arriving international flights in the future, the collection program we design must maintain compliance with regulations first and foremost. Expansion into arriving international cities has not been ruled out.
•Adding reusable mugs in coach is not really feasible because the added weight of the mugs and storage carts would increase the amount of fuel consumed. We do have a product development team which evaluates alternative beverage cups and other items on-board. Perhaps styrofoam cups will become a thing of the past .I can t say at this time.
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