Airports International
03 April 2025
Marco Polo is the second airport in Europe, after Oslo-Gardemoen, to equip itself with a waste collection system based on advanced technology that promotes the circular economy. The new pneumatic waste collection system serves the south side of the passenger terminal but will eventually be implemented throughout the entire terminal.
The €2.1m pneumatic system, supplied by Stockholm-based Envac Group, consists of an initial network of over 500m of underground pipes through which the waste is transported from the source, with inlets spread inside the terminal, to the waste collection station installed on the ground floor. Waste is collected, already separated, and conveyed into three hermetically sealed containers divided into residual, multi-material packaging (plastic, glass, and cans) and organic waste (paper is handled with a different, dedicated procedure). From here, the waste is picked up periodically by Veritas waste management service for transport to the recovery and treatment centres.
