The Climate Summit (COP25) is held from December 2 to 13 in Madrid, at IFEMA. The 2019 United Nations Climate Change Conference will be the 25th conference of the parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP25). Taking advantage of this special event, on 10 December from 13:15 to 14:00, the [...]

On November 22th 2019, the first tree plantation was carried out on the occasion of the creation of El Bosque Iberia. For this first plantation, we counted with the help of Iberia employees –including its CEO and Steering Committee-, representatives of the Paracuellos City Council, the partners of the LIFE Zero Cabin Waste project and [...]

Last Thursday, 14th November, Patricia Zamora (Ecoembes) and Juan Fernando Martín (Gate Gourmet) presented the LIFE Zero Cabin Waste project to the students of the Environmental Sciences Degree in the University of Alcalá. During the seminar, pictures of the waste trolley that is currently available on Iberia flights were shown, as well as the [...]

After almost 4 years of project, on 13 November 2019, we got the opportunity to meet with the Directorate-General for Health and Human Safety (DG SANT) in Brussels.The Administration was represented by Ms. Zamora Escribano, Eva María, -Head of Unit-; D. S. Phillips, -SNE-; D.A.-E. FUESSEL, -Deputy Head of Unit-; D. M. KLEMENCIC, -Policy Officer_Legislative [...]

A follow-up meeting of the LIFE Zero Cabin Waste Project took place on Friday, November 8. The meeting was at Ferrovial's offices in Fuenlabrada and representatives of the different partners of the consortium attended: Iberia, Gate Gourmet, ESCI-UPF, Ferrovial, Ecoembes and Transfer Consultancy.The main objective of the meeting was to know the technical and administrative [...]

Next Thursday, November 14th, Patricia Zamora (Ecoembes) and Juan Fernando Martín-Romacho (Gate Gourmet) will present the ZCW project to students of the degree of Environmental Sciences of the University of Alcalá. The talk is part of the program "Ambiéntate", which aims to bring to the students of the degree how, professionals in the sector, [...]

On October 2nd, Madison Wright, a student of “Master of Science in Environmental Management & Policy” de la Universidad de Lund (Suecia), presented his thesis “FOOD WASTE MANAGEMENT TAKING OFF? Exploring prevention and treatment strategies of food waste in the airline industry:A case study on SAS”The purpose of this thesis was to:“To understand the underlying [...]

One of the most important steps in applying for the authorization of the alternative treatment method of Category 1 and 3 is to demonstrate, through safety testing, that the residue to be treated poses no risk to humans and animal health, in case it is transferred remotely to the food chain.An accredited laboratory has been [...]

Thanks to the scientific paper written by ESCI-UPF, Airplane cabin waste characterization: Knowing the waste for sustainable Management and future recommendations, about the first characterizations carried out within the LIFE Zero Cabin Waste project, The New York Times has known about the project.Last October 11th, this well-known newspaper published an article in which the current [...]

One of the pillars of the LIFE Zero Cabin Waste project is the ability to replicate the recycling system we have designed in other companies and other countries. For this reason, we were contacted by "Forum For The Future", a non-profit organization based in Singapore, which works together with companies, administrations, and civil society to [...]