Emirates Airline. PHOTO: TWITTER
Emirates has introduced new sustainable blankets made from 100 per
cent recycled plastic bottles. The soft and warm blankets are made using
ecoTHREAD™ patented technology and is now available in Economy Class on
all long-haul Emirates flights.
Each Emirates’ ecoTHREAD™ blanket is made from 28 recycled plastic
bottles. With the latest innovation, the bottles are recycled into
plastic chips before being turned into yarn, creating a polar fleece
material. The fine thread is then woven into soft blankets.
The environmentally-friendly blankets were designed in partnership
with Buzz, the world’s leading inflight product specialists, and are
part of Emirates’ continued commitment to product innovation and
sustainability. Emirates already runs a green programme on board
recycling aluminum cans, plastic and glass bottles, and clean paper
products such as newspapers, magazines and cardboard cartons where
possible.
By the end of 2019, Emirates ecoTHREAD™ blankets would have rescued 88 million plastic bottles from landfills– equivalent to the weight of 44 A380 aircraft.
SOURCE:-THEGUARDIAN.NG
