Waste Reduction

Waste diversion from landfill has been a long-standing pillar of our environmental goals and will continue to be as we navigate waste management going forward. To highlight our progress to date, our waste diversion has increased from 38% in 2012 to 53% in 2024 while at the same time garbage per passenger decreased by 24%. While these are positive results, we know we can do better. We are setting the goal of achieving Zero Waste for the Main Terminal by 2040 and will be exploring ways to expedite that time frame.

Through our work on decarbonization and energy, we understand how important it is to build from a strong foundation to achieve success. Which is why over the next three years, we will develop a detailed action plan to achieve Zero Waste by 2040, or sooner, that will integrate into the 2025-2027 Strategy . At the same time, we will continue our work to improve our ongoing waste reduction and diversion initiatives including achieving 60% diversion from the Main Terminal by 2027, while adopting the principles of Zero Waste and operating in a circular economy at every opportunity.

Learn through our 2025-2027 Environmental Sustainability Report and more about our progress with reducing waste in our Annual and Sustainability Report.

As part of our commitment to waste reduction, we partnered with ChopValue to recycle one million chopsticks from our food courts, the equivalent of nine tonnes of diverted waste. Take a closer look by watching the video below.