LATAM Starts 10 Tons of Recycled Uniforms in Brazil and Waste Compensation from 12 Airports

LATAM Starts 10 Tons of Recycled Uniforms in Brazil and Waste Compensation from 12 Airports

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LATAM started two projects in Brazil within its sustainability agenda. The first project is the upcycling of used uniforms, which will intelligently transform 10 tons of uniforms into new pieces to promote a virtuous circular economy. The second project is the compensation of 92 tons of waste generated on flights to 12 Brazilian airports without selective collection service. They are: Porto Seguro (BA), Comandatuba (BA), Boa Vista (RR), Jaguaruna (SC), Macapá (AP), Natal (RN), Palmas (TO), Porto Velho (RO), Rio Branco (AC), São José do Rio Preto (SP), Santarém (PA) and Teresina (PI).

 

The project for the intelligent transformation of used LATAM Brasil uniforms will take place through a partnership with Revoada, a consultancy based in Porto Alegre (RS) and specialized in creative reuse (upcycling) to reduce the use of resources through sustainable fashion. The waste compensation project will be made possible through a partnership with eureciclo, a company that offers solutions for reverse packaging logistics throughout Brazil. Altogether, the volume processed in the two projects would be capable of completely filling two Boeing 767 cargo aircraft.

 

“We are at the beginning of our journey with the challenge of being an increasingly sustainable company, a commitment we made in May 2021. Developing projects and building partnerships like the one we are opening now, with Revoada and eureciclo, are examples of actions that will help us in this great challenge”, said Gislaine Rossetti, director of Institutional and Regulatory Relations at LATAM Brazil.

 

LATAM's work in partnership with Revoada started in January 2022. The process with the uniforms used consists of four steps: washing, de-characterization and donation to entities that generate social impact; donation to cooperatives of seamstresses and artisans in Porto Alegre (RS) that will be able to transform the pieces and sell their own created products; transformation of part of the material into 1,000 corporate gifts for LATAM and destination of unused leftovers for crushing and transformation into tow and/or alternative fuel in cement production.

 

“We are very happy with this partnership between Revoada and LATAM for the intelligent disposal of their old uniforms. We believe that the solutions to many of the complex problems that we have in the world today, such as the generation of waste, will be collaborative solutions between different companies and organizations. Together we can generate more positive impact”, said Adriana Tubino, founding partner of Revoada.

 

The partnership with eureciclo will connect LATAM to state cooperatives at the 12 airports selected for the reprocessing of 92 tons of plastic, paper and aluminum. The volume is equivalent to all the waste that LATAM generated in 2019 on board its flights to and from these locations.

 

“We are proud to be part of initiatives like these”, said Thiago Carvalho Pinto, CEO of eureciclo. “We know that the path of sustainability should not be walked alone. Through partnerships, we can expand the results and give scalability to the actions, as well as in this joint action with LATAM, which will prevent almost 100 tons of material from reaching nature incorrectly”, he added.

 

LATAM Group Long-term Commitment to Sustainability

 

Together, the partnerships launched in Brazil will help the LATAM Group in its agenda of commitments to sustainability. As announced in 2021, the company aims to eliminate single-use plastics by 2023 and be a zero-waste-to-landfill company by 2027, in addition to other global goals focused on four pillars: Environmental Management, Climate Change, Circular Economy and Shared Value.

 

Currently, the intelligent disposal of used uniforms by the LATAM Group is already taking place at its affiliates in Peru, Colombia and Ecuador - and should also start soon in Chile. In addition, the compensation of waste generated on board the company's flights is part of its program called “Recicla tua Viagem”, which has already been launched at its affiliates in Chile and Ecuador.

 

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