Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) – reports that it has become the first air cargo terminal in the world to roll out 100% recycled plastic sheets.
It has been driving toward a fully recycled solution since first adopting the material in 2022, and, in collaboration with the Nano and Advanced Materials Institute, has now developed 100% closed-loop recycled plastic sheets using its own waste.
Hactl says this is a scalable and applicable solution for the wider industry.
Chief sustainability officer, Amy Lam, said: “Our existing plastic sheets already contained 30-50% recycled material, but we wanted to accelerate our full transition to the circular economy and bring tangible benefits to industry and society at large, and the new 100% closed-loop recycled plastic sheets enable us to achieve that goal.”
As a major air cargo handler in Hong Kong, Lam says Hactl is in an ideal position to influence the type of material used in wrapping aircraft pallets, driving the achievement of far better recycling rates: “We believe there is huge scope to improve the air cargo industry’s performance in this area. By incorporating a higher proportion of recycled content into our plastic sheets, we can achieve closed-loop recycling, significantly reduce the carbon footprint of our industry and keep thousands of tonnes of non biodegradable plastic out of our landfills.”
