ZERO CABIN WASTE PROJECT

On January 9 and 10 we had the visit of Pieter Willot, Manager Sustainable packaging & materials of the company deSter, part of Gategroup. DeSter is a producer of the food packaging and tableware used [...]

In February 2017 this website dedicated to the Life + Zero Cabin Waste Project was launched. In addition to facilitating the materials that are generated around the project (leaflets, posters, video, press, results, etc.), we [...]

We began the new year by welcoming Alberto García, joining the Life + Zero Cabin Waste Project team within Gate gourmet. Alberto is a Senior Environmental Health Technician and brings more than 10 years [...]

On December 21 we had the opportunity to explain the main lines of the Zero Cabin Waste Project to Paloma López-Izquierdo, General Deputy Director of Waste and Esther Valverde, General Deputy Director of Food Chain [...]

Catering waste produced on international flights is considered Cat 1. waste. Current legislation at national level determines that this waste must go to landfill. One of the objectives of the ZCW project is to test [...]

The presentation video of the Project, 1 min 45 s long, has been published on the main page of this website. Through this animated video, the aim is to explain, in a simple and entertaining [...]

We welcome Juan Fernando Martín Romacho to the Life + ZCW Project, who joined the Gate Gourmet team on November 27.Juan F. Martín graduated in Environmental Sciences in the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and obtained [...]

For this second test of waste separation on-board in 8 European Union flights, "Waste Trolleys" were used with a bucket divided into three compartments of different sizes, with the space being distributed as follows: 50% [...]

On December 1, an Off-Load Analysis of the food waste from the menus served on board began at Gate Gourmet facilities. This analysis consists of making counts of the food not consumed from the menus [...]

On November 24, Gonzalo Blanca and Laura Batlle, researchers from the UNESCO Chair of ESCI-UPF, gave the workshop "The trace of our diet. Do you know its impact? " On the one hand, Gonzalo [...]

On November 24, a new follow-up meeting took place between the different partners of the Life + Zero Cabin Waste Project.The meeting was held at the Iberia headquarters in Madrid and was attended by the [...]

The second test of the waste separation protocol using the new tri-compartmented trolley prototype will take place over the next days on 8 Iberia flights: 16.11.17  Madrid – Barcelona – Madrid. 17.11.17  [...]