Waste - reducing our waste
How we're cutting our waste
We are taking steps to reduce the amount of paper we use:
- all of our employees have email and our payslips are now electronic
- 10,000 pages of paper-based manuals moved online
- 12,000 paper approval forms per month now handled electronically
- using online surveys wherever possible
Results
Our efforts to reduce waste are producing positive results:
- in 2006 the total amount of waste handled by our waste management contractor at Heathrow and Gatwick decreased by 9% compared to 2005
- overall, there is a 6% improvement year-on-year in the waste generated per passenger
- 10% decrease in the amount of waste going to landfill from Heathrow and Gatwick in comparison with 2005
Water conservation
We also recognise water as a precious commodity and we routinely monitor our water consumption wherever possible.
Through careful consideration we managed to achieve a 2.5% reduction on water consumption at our London hub airports of Heathrow and Gatwick.