Addressing Challenges to Airport Terminal Recycling

As airports strive to achieve their long-term viability goals, the need for responsible waste management practices has become increasingly critical. Effective recycling programs in airport terminals are essential for enhancing operational efficiency and improving community relations. Airports face unique challenges, including varying passenger demographics, operational scales, and fluctuating waste generation patterns. In addition, numerous behavioral barriers further hinder the effectiveness of these recycling initiatives, leading to high contamination rates and low waste diversion performance. Research has shown that behavior change practices can play a pivotal role in improving recycling efforts. However, their applicability within the unique environment of recycling behavior in airport terminals remains under-explored. Understanding the current state of waste management within airport terminals is vital for identifying these barriers. Research is needed to evaluate behavioral change techniques and identify effective strategies for overcoming barriers to successful airport in-terminal recycling. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this research is to identify individual and institutional behavioral barriers to airport in-terminal recycling, test the most promising practices for overcoming these barriers, and provide methods for selecting and implementing practices based on local conditions.

• Record URL:
  • http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=5790
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract to a Performing Organization has not yet been awarded.

Language

• English

Project

• Funding: $450,000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  Project 02-105

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP)

  Transportation Research Board, 500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  Federal Aviation Administration

  800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20591
• Project Managers:

  Picciano, Tara

• Start Date: 20250407
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airport terminals; Airports; Outreach; Recycling; Waste management
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Environment; Operations and Traffic Management; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01926500
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
• Contract Numbers: Project 02-105
• Files: TRB, RIP
• Created Date: Aug 5 2024 8:23PM