Sustainable products, services
and waste management
Did you know?
Over the past six
years, United has
recycled over 23.5
million pounds of
paper, plastic, and
aluminum.
Over the past year, United has launched our Sustainable
Supply Chain, introduced new sustainable onboard
products, opened new LEED designed facilities, and
improved our company-wide recycling efforts.
New onboard and United Club hot
Environmental Design (LEED) Gold cer-
recycling volumes across the company
beverage cup In 2014, United intro-
tification from the U.S. Green Building
and reduce the waste we generate.
duced our new eco-friendly hot
Council, the terminal’s construction and
We’ve instituted a new single-stream
beverage cup that is recyclable and
design incorporates locally sourced
recycling program onboard and are
is made from up to 50 percent
materials, efficient HVAC & electrical
working to increase recycling at each of
recycled materials.
system replacements, and a solar
our facilities by increasing the number
paneled roof.
of recycling bins at our United Clubs
SM
Sustainable Supply Chain In 2013,
United launched our Sustainable Supply
United Club United is currently
Chain (SSC) program initiative in an
investing more than $50 million in
effort to better understand the envi-
newly redesigned United Clubs across
ronmental performance of its suppliers
many of our 51 locations worldwide.
and deepen relationships with its key
These new clubs incorporate sustain-
supply chain partners.
able design elements including LED
Hangars at Newark and Dulles
airports In 2014, United completed
our new energy efficient hangars
lighting, low-flow toilets, porcelain
tiling, and sustainable fabrics and
fixtures.
at Newark and Dulles International
Waste management & recycling Over
Airports. The new hangars incorporate
the past six years, United recycled 23.5
high efficiency lighting fixtures and
million pounds of aluminum cans, paper,
bulbs, high efficiency and low energy
and plastic from waste generated
consuming heating and cooling equip-
onboard aircraft and in our facilities.
ment, and water saving technology.
United’s recycling improvement
SFO Terminal 3 Boarding Area E In
program In 2013, United launched a
2014, newly renovated Boarding
comprehensive review of our onboard
Area E in Terminal 3. Designed to
and facility recycling to determine how
achieve Leadership in Energy and
we can improve our overall
and within the terminals we operate.
Our actions
New
eco-friendly onboard and club
hot beverage cup
Sustainable
supply chain
New
sustainable facilities and design
Improved
recycling and waste management