APA Issue 2, 2021
EVERY LITTLE COUNTS We turn the spotlight on Hamad International Airport’s efforts to enhance its waste management, green operations at Phnom Penh International Airport and carbon accreditation for Hawke’s Bay Airport. Doha’s Hamad International Airport (DOH) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Qatar’s Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) to improve its waste management. As a result, Qatar’s gateway to the world says that it will develop and modernise its facilities by implementing new, more effective methods of waste management. The MoU outlines the collaboration between MATAR – the Qatar Company for Airports Management and Operation – and the government for the management of different types of waste from DOH to the MME’s Domestic Solid Waste Management Centre. According to the airport, the objectives of the MoU include the development of an integrated system for waste separation, safe transportation, recycling and disposal of waste, and the promotion of environmental awareness and culture of sustainability at DOH.
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Municipality and Environment to further enhance our waste management systems.” The airport, which celebrated its seventh anniversary in May, is confident that the new collaboration with MME will enhance its existing measures to reduce waste, greenhouse gas emissions and noise pollution. Hamad International Airport’s sustainability measures also extend to wastewater management, with most water used at the airport directed to DOH’s dedicated wastewater treatment plant, which returns the treated water for irrigating the airport’s landscape features. In 2018, DOH’s treatment plant was successful in recovering 93% of wastewater for re-use. The airport insists that it continually reviews its systems to identify ways of improving its long-term efficiency and sustainability.
Hamad International Airport’s chief operating officer, Badr Mohammed Al Meer, said: “We are committed to optimising our airport operations by improving our environmental performance.
MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY GROUND HANDLING EQUIPMENT Phnom Penh International Airport – a member of the VINCI Airports network – has installed Fixed Electrical Ground Power (FEGP) units and Pre-Conditioned Air (PCA) units to cater to aircraft at parking bays.
“We are delighted to continue to contribute to Qatar’s National Vision 2030 pillar of environmental development by entering this strategic partnership with the Ministry of
The new systems, fixed under its passengers boarding bridges, allow aircraft to directly get electricity and air conditioning from the airport facilities.
