Qantas made history on the 8th of May after taking to the skies in the world's first zero waste commercial flight.
The QF737 service, which travelled from Sydney to Adelaide, produced no landfill waste as part of a company wide commitment to cut 100 million single-use plastics by the end of 2020, and reduce waste by 75 per cent by the end of 2021.
Qantas domestic CEO Andrew David said the flight was about "testing our products, refining the waste process and getting feedback from our customers."
The Sydney to Adelaide flight would typically produce 34 kilograms of waste, according to Mr David, which is 150 tonnes annually.
Curious as to what your in-flight meals will be served on? Passengers can look forward to containers made from sugar cane and cutlery made from crop starch, both of which are compostable.
It’s a great step in the right direction, but there's more hard work to come - in order to honour the company's pledge to remove 100 million single-use plastic items every year by the end of 2020, Qantas and Jetstar will have to replace 45 million plastic cups, 30 millions cutlery sets, 21 million coffee cups and 4 million headrest covers with sustainable alternatives.
