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BioNatur honours plastic pioneer

[ July 29, 2024   //   ]

BioNatur Plastics has presented Worldwide Flight Services’ director of sourcing and supply in North America Stephanie Peacock with its first ‘Pioneer Award’ for inspiring the introduction of biodegradable plastic products in air cargo.

Since WFS became the launch customer for BioNatur Plastics’ biodegradable stretch wrap and pallet covers for shipments in North America, BioNatur says it has prevented over 600 tonnes of plastic from languishing in landfill every year.

Unlike other plastics that are marketed as ‘biodegradable’, BioNatur can also be recycled, it says.

WFS has enabled BioNatur to demonstrate the effectiveness of its solution and build a client base in that now also includes British Airways, American Airlines, Avianca, Cargolux, DB Schenker, Delta Cargo, Expeditors, LATAM Airlines, Korean Airlines, and United Cargo. Other international handling organisations are also now utilising BioNatur in their cargo operations.

Stephanie Peacock said: “After running numerous pilot programs, our operations team confirmed BioNatur performed as well, if not better, than traditional plastic. This gave us the confidence to take decisive action and deploy BioNatur across all our operations in the US.”

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