Lakshminarayanan S, Vice-President, Engineering & Maintenance, Bangalore International Airport Limited, who is spearheading the sustainable initiatives of BIAL discusses about water, waste and power management with worldofchemicals.com & Waste Management Expo 2020.
Mention the concerns and issues regarding solid waste generated at the airports. How important is solid waste management for Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL)?
At BIAL, we aspire to be a role model in sustainable development and, accordingly have embedded principles of sustainability into all aspects of our business. Solid waste management is one of the focus areas of sustainability.
Airports must manage all the regular concerns of waste management, including the lack of environmental awareness, complexities in influencing adaptation of waste management practices etc. In an airport ecosystem, solid waste generated is both from airport operations as well as from flights that land in the airport. Various countries and cultures have different ways of treatment and disposal, thus some issues specific to Airports include:
International travellers:
- Lack of awareness of local regulations with reference to the use of plastic and segregation at source
- Limited/ inability to read or understand local language and directions
Incoming aircraft
- Receiving plastic which is banned
- Segregation of waste and separation of liquids and food from plates, bottles etc on-board incoming aircraft
- Lack of identification of contaminated biowaste
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