Monarch is to extend its onboard recycling programme to all flights operating into Birmingham Airport. The announcement follows the successful launch of the recycling initiative on Gatwick flights.

All aluminium, plastic, glass and paper used during the Birmingham flights will be separated by cabin crew and will be recycled after landing.

Commenting on the extension of its onboard recycling programme, managing director of Monarch Airlines, Tim Jeans said, “Over the past 3 months our onboard recycling initiative on flights into Gatwick has been fantastically received by both Monarch cabin crew and customers, with many customers assisting the process by separating their own recyclable waste before collection by the crew.

“70% of the waste generated in the cabin is potentially recyclable, so the fact that more airlines are not adopting similar policies is staggering. We are delighted that our ongoing work with Birmingham Airport is enabling us to introduce the scheme on flights into the airport, however we urge our other UK and European airports to introduce the necessary recycling infrastructure to enable us to roll out the scheme to include all Monarch services”.