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Brazil's Gol Might Have The Cleanest Airline Garbage In The World

Where: Brazil
February 18, 2010 at 11:35 AM | by | Comments (0)

Until a viable biofuel option really takes off it’s kind of difficult to bring a little green to air travel. However, Brazilian airline Gol is not letting this stop them. Even though their planes run on regular old jet fuel, they are looking to eliminate the waste from their, uh, waste.

The airline has set up special facilities at many of their bases, and they have a pretty good rate of successfully cleaning things up in an earth friendly way. Their maintenance centers follow some pretty strict environmental standards to ensure that all oil and other chemical garbage is treated prior to being sent elsewhere. When it comes to the inside of the planes, Gol is using some kind of special industrial towels to get things spiffy for passengers. They even wash the towels in some sort of fancy way to cut down on waste.

Sounds good to us, but we were most surprised to hear that airlines are still cleaning the inside of their planes—we certainly haven't seen any recently.

The airline is following environmental guidelines outlined by the Brazilian government, but it’s also nice to see that they’re taking a somewhat proactive approach when it comes to waste management. Last year the airline was able to clean up over 14 tons of gross stuff prior to disposal, and this year they are looking to bring more of their green skills in-house. This will save costs, allow for more flexibility, and will provide the opportunity to brag about how they love the earth more than other airlines. We can just see them striking out at Azul—they’re not green, they’re blue—or something a little more clever.

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· Airline News coverage [Jaunted]

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