We took this step forward starting with our commercial partners as our commitment to environmental sustainability
The Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) has intensified its “Go Green” campaign especially on banning the use of non-biodegradable single-use plastics and polystyrene containers in restaurants and shops inside the airport.
The disclosure was made by GMR Megawide Cebu Airport Corporation (GMCAC) Chief Executive Advisor Andrew Acquaah-Harrison.
“We took this step forward starting with our commercial partners as our commitment to environmental sustainability,” Acquaah-Harrison said.
The Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA) and GMCAC, which operates the Philippines’ resort airport, has implemented the ban on single-use plastics this year by prohibiting its concessionaires from using non-biodegradable plastics and polystyrene containers in restaurants and retail stores located in Terminals 1 and 2.
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MCIA had 42,000 kilograms annually or 3,500 kilograms monthly average of plastic wastes, but with the campaign, it is now down by close to 30 percent or a decrease of around 12,000 kilograms per year, Harrison added.
The Go Green campaign encourages the use of eco-friendly and reusable substitutes.
Presently, airport concessionaires are already compliant at 80 percent in using biodegradable alternatives such as plant starch utensils, paper cups and straws, wood stirrers, paper bags and carton boxes for takeaway food.
MCIAA and GMCAC hold regular information and education campaigns for all airport concessionaires and stakeholders to raise awareness on the impact of plastic use to the environment.
Harrison added that aside from zero-plastic use at the MCIA, GMCAC initiated other environmental programs like the use of 6,300 solar panels on the roof of T-1 to supply electricity for the airport, making MCIA as the first solar-powered airport in the Philippines.
On a monthly average, the solar panel system produces 196,800 per kilowatt-hour and provides for 30 percent of the electricity requirements of the domestic terminal.
The Go Green campaign at the MCIA is being fully supported by the MCIAA, said General Manager Atty. Steve Dicdican.
