Delhi airport is free of once use plastic |
Indian national capital Delhi`s Indira Gandhi International Airport`s regulatory body Delhi International Airport Limited said on Monday that Delhi airport has now become free of single-use plastic usage. The Confederation of Indian Industry-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development (CII-ITC CESD) has certified DIAL for its successful voluntary implementation of single-use plastic-free airport measures within IGI Airport`s operations. The efforts by the Airport management is in line with the Prime Minister`s vision to abolish all single-use plastic from India by 2022. With the use of eco-friendly sustainable alternatives, it has significantly reduced its plastic waste generation. In September 2018, following the World Environment Day theme of `Beat Plastic Pollution,` Delhi Airport was the first Indian airport to make `single-use plastic-free` commitment in 2019. Some plastic items that are exempt from the list of banned items include security tamper-evident bags, sealed PET bottles, pre-packaged materials from manufacturers meant for sale and compostable plastic bags. Delhi Airport is a leading Indian airport both in passenger and cargo capabilities with annual traffic of 68.5 million passengers per annum in 2019.
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