Airline adopted pilot project to recycle passengers' trash.Airline adopted pilot project to recylce passengers' trash AIRPORT AREA -- Virgin Atlantic Airways airways Anatomy The 'pipes'–trachea, bronchi, bronchioles–through which air passes to and from the alveoli. See Small airways. , which inaugurated London to Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. flights on May 16, has also initiated a recycling recycling, the process of recovering and reusing waste products—from household use, manufacturing, agriculture, and business—and thereby reducing their burden on the environment. program to process the 1,000 pounds of trash imported into Los Angeles during each of its flights from London. The airline will separate bottles, cans, paper and other items accumulated in flight and ship them to recycling centers instead of landfills. Richard Branson Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950 in Shamley Green, Surrey, England), is a British entrepreneur, best known for his Virgin brand of over 360 , the airline's founder and owner, said the effort is a short-term pilot program for trash separation, analysis and recycling to see what is involved in source recovery. Branson said he is hopeful the analysis will lead the way for other carriers to participate in a broader recycling program in Los Angeles. "We're not going to change the world," Branson commented. "But what we hope to do is get other airlines recycling, as well. If we all get involved we can make a difference." |
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