DHL, Gatwick Airport Open First Waste-to-Energy Plant for Airline Waste

London’s Gatwick Airport and DHL Supply Chain have opened a waste-to-energy plant, which they say makes Gatwick the first airport in the world to turn airport waste, such as food and packaging, into energy onsite.The £3.8 million ($4.73 million) waste plant disposes of category 1 waste onsite, converting it and other organic waste into energy to heat Gatwick’s waste management site and power the site’s water recovery system. Category 1 comprises the majority of waste from non-EU flights and is defined as food waste or anything mixed with it, such as packaging, cups and meal trays from international transport vehicles.