Based at Dubai International Airport, Emirates Flight Catering employs over 8,000 staff and provides catering and ancillary services to airlines operating at this busy international hub. Already the company recovers over 65 tons of cardboard packaging per month, which is recycled into new paper products in Dubai. This has been extended further with the collection of waste paper from offices, which
will yield an estimated 50 tons per year. We have now employed a dedicated ‘Environment Team’ whose sole task is to recover recyclable items from the waste stream inbound from aircraft. These items are segregated and stored in a dedicated area within the company premises and then sold in the local market with the proceeds supporting the cost of employing the team. During the six months from February 2010, over 75 tons of materials have been diverted from landfill. In addition to the daily recovery of mixed plastics, aluminium foils and aluminium cans, we are also exploring the potential to recover glass bottles and wooden crates. Recyclable materials are also collected in the hospitality lounges in the Dubai Airport concourses, as well as from the company's other food and beverage outlets in and around Dubai. In February and May 2010, the Company participated in the annual Emirates Environmental Group Can Collection Drives. A total of 1627kg of aluminium cans were collected from the inbound waste stream, hospitality lounges and food and beverage outlets. At the awards ceremony held at Dubai Media City, the company was presented with a certificate and trophy as the winner of the ‘Company Category’. Emirates Flight Catering is widely recognised as one of the leading event catering companies in Dubai. In addition to being the official hospitality and public caterer at the Dubai International Aerospace Exhibition, the Company is the official caterer and support sponsor for the Dubai Tennis Championships and is the sole licence holder for all events and exhibitions at the Dubai Airport Expo. We also provide Food and Beverage services to the following exhibitions and events:
Dubai Airport Expo Events
Dubai Rugby Sevens
GITEX Computer Shopper
Airport Build & Supply Exhibition
International Music Concerts
International Film Award Ceremonies
