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