Adopting a green approach: environmental issues form an integral part of runway construction

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Manchester Airport's construction of a new runway included moving 5.5 million tons of earth, laying 300,000 tons of concrete and 55,000 tons of asphalt adn installing 230 km of cabling. The first new runway to be constructed in the UK for over 20 years was opened to the public in Dec 2000. The 3,050m runway cost 172 million pounds sterling to build, and includes an innovative 17 million pounds sterling program of environmental measures designed to minimize its impact on surrounding communities. In an effort to mitigate the impact of the development, over 150,000 trees have been planted to create new woodland and hedgerows.

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Compact solution

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Birmingham International has purchased a briquette compactor system from waste management specialist KK Balers to handle to bulk cardboard waste generated by retail and catering areas of the airport. The compactor system was able to reduce waste volume by more than 20 to 1, thereby cutting down the airport's required constant and costly removal and waste disposal. The airport disposes the compact briquettes at a nearby mill where some costs are retrieved by the sale of recycling materials.

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London sustains growth: Gatwick claims a ground-breaking sustainable development strategy

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Demand in BAA's London, UK, airports, Heathrow, Stansted and Gatwick, is outstripping growth. By 2011, 140 million people are expected to be travelling through these airports. Gatwick currently handles about 32 million passengers a year, a figure which is expected to rise to around 40 million by 2008. The airport has produced a sustainable development strategy to deal with its responsibility of increasing its capacity to meet rising demand with the support of the local community in mind.

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