Stansted Airport is responsible for managing more than 5,500 tonnes of waste each year, the majority of which is generated by passengers, airlines and businesses operating at the airport.

We are committed to a responsible approach to waste management and continually strive to improve the efficiency of our waste management activities.

Our approach
BAA has a group strategy to recycle 40% of total waste by 2010. At Stansted, we are revising our waste management strategy to ensure we meet the BAA target and have set our own objective to recycle 33% of total waste by the end of 2008.

We are committed to reducing our reliance on landfill and improving efficiency of our waste operation in line with local and national waste objectives, including those set out in the UK Government’s 2005 Sustainable Development Strategy and the 2007 Waste Strategy.

We will continue to increase the volume of airport waste recovered for recycling, including improved waste segregation, storage and transportation.  

We will also invest in new equipment to improve the management and handling of waste. We continually review our performance and the capabilities of our waste management facilities in order to achieve our targets.

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Our performance
Our plans