India’s first zero-waste airport to take off from Indore

Indore Airport in India is set to become the first zero-waste airport in the country, adopting a comprehensive waste management system to reduce, reuse, recycle, and restore waste. The airport’s new approach will convert wet waste into fertilizer, generating revenue from waste disposal instead of paying the municipal corporation. A 3,000-square-foot material recovery facility has been established to segregate waste and ensure proper recycling. The facility will be inaugurated by Civil Aviation Minister Kinjurapuram Rammohan Naidu on December 22. The zero-waste airport project has been supported by Indigo Airlines, which contributed to the plant’s construction through its Corporate Social Responsibility fund. The airport’s new approach is expected to reduce waste and increase passenger traffic, as flights will resume from the old terminal. Indore Airport has already earned recognition as the fourth-best airport in the country. The success of the project is credited to the efforts of airport employees, officials, and Safai Mitras.