An Assessment of Sustainable Waste Management Strategies in Airports

Air transportation is a fast-growing industry that provides fast and secure transportation, increases economic development and employment, and supports other sectors. The continued growth trend in aviation creates environmental and sustainability concerns because of the harmful effects like resource usage, energy consumption, and waste generation at the airport’s peripherals. In addressing the ever-increasing amount of waste they generate, airports should use efficient waste management strategies in parallel to their day-to-day operations. Although environmental problems caused by waste constitute challenges to airport sites and surrounding society, related studies are limited and fall short of finding solutions to the problem. This study investigates the current waste management issues at airports and trending waste management strategies used by airport management. It also considers the viewpoint of various stakeholders to attain and propose sustainable waste management strategies.