This innovative experiment is a first for Air France and may be renewed, depending on the rate of participation. In the long-term, the company aims to expand the operation to the 35,000 employees in uniform. The estimated weight of the clothing collected is close to 30 tons, which would equip 1,350 vehicles with insulation material made from recycled fibers.
This operation is being led by the Air France Purchasing division, in partnership with the CEPOVETT group (supplier of men?s uniforms) and SITA France, a subsidiary of SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT, which is providing the operational management (collection, logistics, sorting and transport to the recycling plant ). Employees who wish can also give their own personal clothing.
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