Delta - Habitat for Humanity

Delta - Habitat for Humanity

If you give your empty drinks cans and napkins to a Delta flight attendant, the chances are that recycling waste could lead to someone getting a new home.

The waste material isn’t literally changed into building materials of course, instead Delta has been taking it to recycling centres and then using the proceeds to fund homes for low income families.

At the end of September, Delta employees worked alongside two Atlanta families to put the finishing touches on the 10th and 11th Habitat for Humanity homes funded by the airline’s Inflight Recycling Program.

The program has raised $1 million in proceeds for Habitat since 2007, when flight attendant Susan Powell first started the program.

To reduce waste on Delta flights, paper, plastic and aluminum from food and beverage products are collected and transported to recycling centers in 36 cities worldwide.

Delta says the programme has recycled over 230 tons of aluminum thus far, which is enough to make five A350 aircraft.