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Saturday, 24 December, 2011 8:19 PM
Detroit
Metropolitan Airport Honored for Sustainable Concessions Practices
Airport
Authority & Bradford Logistics win first prize in annual industry
awards program
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BY JASON RZUCIDLO / ©AMERICAJR.com
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The
Earl of Sandwich is among the healthy dining options at Detroit
Metro Airport's North Terminal.
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DETROIT -- Wayne
County Airport Authority (WCAA) received top honor for two of its
industry-leading recycling programs at Detroit Metropolitan Airport
(DTW) in the “Best ‘Green’ Concessions Practice
or Concept” category of the 2011 Richard A. Griesbach Excellence
in Airport Concessions Contest. The annual contest, conducted by
leading industry trade group Airports Council International-North
America (ACI-NA), aims to inspire creativity among North American
airports and to recognize innovative and outstanding airport concessions.
“The Airport Authority is proud to feature one of North America’s
largest and best concessions programs at Detroit Metro Airport,
and we’re doubly delighted to accept this recognition for
our effort to introduce new, innovative and sustainable business
practices throughout our operation,” said WCAA Interim CEO
Thomas Naughton. “We also recognize the strong contributions
of our logistics partner, Bradford Airport Logistics, with whom
we are proud to share this award.”
In March 2010, DTW became the first airport to power airport service
vehicles with biofuels derived from recycled cooking oil. This innovative
practice enables the Airport Authority, with the help of logistics
partner Bradford Airport Logistics, to recycle waste cooking oil
that would
otherwise be discarded and reduce its reliance on fossil fuels to
power airport service vehicles.
Utilizing specially designed drip-less waste cooking oil retrieval
containers, Bradford captures the product from concessionaires’
back-of-house operations and transports it to a temporary holding
tank at the centralized receiving and distribution center. Bradford
manages the pick-up of the
waste cooking oil and contracts for it to be converted into the
B-100 bio-fuel. The converted fuel is then returned and placed into
the Airport’s storage tanks to be ultimately dispensed as
fuel in ground-support vehicles used on the airport. Approximately
50% of the recycled waste cooking
oil can be converted to B-100, while the other 50% is used for either
animal feed or soap. In total, the Airport collected more than 36,000
gallons of used cooking oil from 23 participating food and beverage
vendors last year for reuse.
Also in 2010, Bradford, on behalf of the Airport Authority, began
collecting and recycling used cardboard from its concessionaires.
This new practice removed more than 144,000 pounds of cardboard
from the Airport’s waste stream.
Earlier this year, Bradford
facility manager Tim Barclay was named “DTW Safest Employee”
for 2011 by the airport community in recognition of his strong leadership
of these initiatives, which, in addition to enhancing sustainability,
have also made a significant impact on airport safety.
Having welcomed more than 32 million passengers in 2010, Detroit
Metropolitan Airport (DTW) is Michigan’s busiest airport and
one of the world’s largest air transportation hubs with more
than 1,200 flights per day to and from more than 160 destinations
on four continents. DTW is home to the world’s sixth-busiest
airline hub--and the second-busiest for Delta--where the airline
operates its primary U.S. transpacific gateway. With two new passenger
terminals and six jet runways, DTW is among the most efficient and
operationally-capable airports in North America. DTW is operated
by Wayne County Airport Authority (WCAA), an independent, self-sustaining
agency that does not receive any tax dollars to support airport
operations.
Source: Wayne County
Airport Authority (WCAA)
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BY JASON RZUCIDLO / ©AMERICAJR.com
Grab
and go beverages, salads and breads are available at The Coffee
Bean & Tea Leaf within Detroit Metro Airport's McNamara Terminal.
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