Managing waste to save natural resources is a top priority for Fraport

Over the past few years, waste avoidance and conservation of natural resources proved to be the central task of a future-oriented environmental policy.

With a stringent recycling economy we ensure that materials occurring in the production and consumption of goods are kept within closed material cycles to reduce the amount of waste and use of primary raw materials.

Therefore, Fraport AG intends fully to meet the requirements and goals of the waste management law and to comply with the basic idea of the cycle economy, in cooperation with the airlines, suppliers and other airport-based companies.

Our prime goal is to avoid waste. Where it is not possible we strive to at least accomplish a reduction of the waste amount as well as prevent generation of dangerous types of waste.

Our second goal is the recovery of waste for substance recycling or for conversion of waste to energy through thermal processing. In addition to ecologically important recycling, thermal treatment is one important component of Fraport AG's waste management strategy.

After all, thermal treatment represents a form of waste management that provides for appropriate disposal which benefits both man and the environment.

Waste produced on Fraport AG's grounds is generated mainly in areas such as flight operations, handling, maintenance, as well as construction and provision of infrastructure.

All waste is separated at source according to type and composition and collected for appropriate treatment, recovery or disposal in accordance with the law.

Development of waste volumes
In 2006, approx. 23,500 metric tons of waste (without soil and construction rubble) were generated within Fraport AG's area of responsibility   in comparision to approx. 21,400 metric tons of waste the year before.

Despite the increase in total waste tonnage, Fraport AG was able to keep the recycling rate of waste produced at Frankfurt Airport on a constant level of approx. 85 percent.

We achieved this especially by consistent implementations of our waste concept according to ecological and economical guidelines.

Development of the total waste volume at Frankfurt Airport has remained at a stable level over the past four years. Changes in the volume shares of hazardous and non-hazardous wastes were mainly due to revised legal definitions of hazardous waste criteria. A positive aspect is the consistent increase in the recycling rate in recent years.

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• NRCD g/TU : wastes not requiring controlled disposal in grams per traffic unit
• NRCD g/TU : wastes not requiring controlled disposal in grams per traffic unit
• NRCD g/TU : wastes not requiring controlled disposal in grams per traffic unit

With 320 grams in 2006, waste generated per traffic unit has remained at a relatively stable level in recent years.