Delta on the road to eliminating single-use plastics on its planes

17-12-23

This December, the U.S. airline is conducting final tests, on different flights, of its prototype of environmentally compliant and resistant paper cups.

Once the prototypes are approved and their use is implemented throughout Delta's network, the paper cups will help eliminate nearly 3,200 tons of single-use plastics onboard annually. This will take Delta one step closer to minimizing single-use in-flight plastics by 2025.

In line with this intent, Delta has already eliminated more than 2300 tons of single-use plastics annually since 2022 in its mission to deliver a more sustainable travel experience.