Touchdown for airline trash: Behind the scenes at Gatwick's new waste management plant

Madeleine Cuff
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BusinesssGreen takes a tour of the airport's new recycling and biomass energy centre, the first of its kind to process overseas food waste on-site

Everyone knows airline food doesn't have the best reputation. But although you may have spent many a long-haul flight wondering why it always tastes so bland and rubbery, have you ever considered what...

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