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Council honors Ontario International Airport recycling program, cites 40% diversion and growth targets
Summary
The City Council presented a Good Earthkeeping Award March 17 to the Ontario International Airport recycling program and praised a three‑phase initiative that has recycled paper, cardboard, metal and greenery; staff said the airport reached about 40% diversion last October and expects 55% by year end.
Council members recognized the Ontario International Airport's recycling program on March 17 and presented a Good Earthkeeping Award for a multi‑phase recycling effort that city officials said has diverted substantial material from landfill.
Council Member Galanter described a three‑phase program at the airport: 1) mixed paper recovery in administrative offices (started July of the prior year), 2) mixed paper collection in terminals and maintenance areas (started November), and 3) a planned phase targeting aircraft and tenant offices. Galanter said the airport's administrative office recycling had been diverting about 2,200 pounds of mixed paper per week and that the broader program reported annualized figures including "about 300 tons of greenery, 100 tons of cardboard, 55 tons of mixed paper, 45 tons of pallets, 36 tons of non‑ferrous metal and [a small] tons of aluminum per year."
She said the airport had reached a 40 percent diversion rate by the previous October and expected to reach 55 percent by the end of the current year. Representatives from Los Angeles World Airports and Ontario Airport accepted the award and distributed informational materials the council noted.
Why it matters
Council members said the program shows how municipal partners and airport authorities can achieve substantial waste diversion through phased recycling and composting programs that include passengers, concessions and maintenance operations.
Ending
Officials asked the council to recognize Ontario Airport's practices as models for other facilities and noted the airport's recent growth in commercial services.
