Yeti Airlines – in partnership with the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC), Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality,Himalaya Club Lukla, Blue Waste to Value and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP Nepal – has collected 45 tonnes of recyclable waste from the Mt Everest region so far.
The process of airlifting non-biodegradable waste produced by trekking activities in the Everest region was initiated from March 17, 2018.
Yeti Airlines set the ambitious target of flying out 100 tonnes of recyclable waste from the Everest region in 2018 as part of its commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly relating to biodiversity conservation (SDG 15) and climate change (SDG13). The company plans to airlift a further 30 tonnes of recyclable waste to Kathmandu in September.
The partners of the Everest Clean Up Campaign – SPCC, a local environmental conservation organisation, the Himalaya Club Lukla and the Khumbhu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality – worked on the collection of non-biodegradable waste in the Everest region. The accumulated debris was then airlifted to Kathmandu from Lukla’sTenzing- Hillary airport.
Blue Waste to Value received the recyclable waste from Yeti’s sister organisation, Tara Air, at Kathmandu airport. The rubbish comprises mainly of empty beer and food cans, and discarded mountaineering and trekking equipment, all of which are eventually recycled into metal vessels, cooking utensils and construction materials, according to a press note issued by the Yeti Airlines.
The process of airlifting non-biodegradable waste produced by trekking activities in the Everest region was initiated from March 17, 2018.
Yeti Airlines set the ambitious target of flying out 100 tonnes of recyclable waste from the Everest region in 2018 as part of its commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly relating to biodiversity conservation (SDG 15) and climate change (SDG13). The company plans to airlift a further 30 tonnes of recyclable waste to Kathmandu in September.
The partners of the Everest Clean Up Campaign – SPCC, a local environmental conservation organisation, the Himalaya Club Lukla and the Khumbhu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality – worked on the collection of non-biodegradable waste in the Everest region. The accumulated debris was then airlifted to Kathmandu from Lukla’sTenzing- Hillary airport.
Blue Waste to Value received the recyclable waste from Yeti’s sister organisation, Tara Air, at Kathmandu airport. The rubbish comprises mainly of empty beer and food cans, and discarded mountaineering and trekking equipment, all of which are eventually recycled into metal vessels, cooking utensils and construction materials, according to a press note issued by the Yeti Airlines.
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