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11 CHAPTER 2 – INDUSTRY PRACTICES Airline operations are highly complex and provide a seamless global mode of transportation; however, the industry itself is subject to uncertainties. Disruption for a scheduled or even an unscheduled airline can occur.
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12 NCRM Airlines, airports and flight kitchens handled NCRM as regular recyclables. For groups that dealt with these materials, the handling processes included some or all of the following: - Items were marked as NCRM, - Items were kept separate from quarantined items, and - Items were either baled or sent off-site for processing.
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13 2.3 Costs, Savings, and Revenue Recycling brings with it the potential to uncover revenue through partnerships with waste collection firms and supply chain stakeholders. Airport operators could realize savings through recovering NCRM or devising recovery programs with their airline customers.
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14 In one example in North America, an NCRM recovery pilot was initially approved by the regulator but later canceled. The regulator cited a potential risk of contamination to the environment by NCRM and QW, due to a breach in established protocol.
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15 mandated by law, airlines had no choice but to abide and therefore complied. Airlines, however, could not always allocate new resources each time a new initiative was presented.
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16 as steam sterilization, off-site incineration or approved landfill disposal are still necessary. Costs were generally low for AAFKs who utilized landfill in countries where no policies governed QW.
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