Airport Waste Management
Elevating Airport Waste Management to new heights!
Efficient waste management ensures the smooth running of any international or domestic airport.
Out total waste management service covers all waste streams both landside and airside.
Successful airport waste management
£ 6000
Saved
by introducing new equipment on site
175 T
Diverted
from landfill by improving waste segregation
4000
hours saved
by introducing more efficient manual handling
How we help UK airports
Efficient waste management is crucial for the smooth operation of any airport.
Axil offers comprehensive solutions tailored to the complex environments of airports with multiple stakeholders and unique challenges.
Secure handling & disposal of parts
We specialise in hazardous waste streams produced in manufacturing. We identify, collect, segregate all aviation waste, ensuring the safe and compliant disposal.
Intellectual Property Protection
Your products and packaging are in safe hands. We provide secure disposal of branded components or ‘out of life’ hardware destined for destruction.
Compliance & reporting
Our advanced waste reporting portal allows you to see exactly how we’re handling your waste and supplies data to support your internal ESG and CSR programmes.
Robust
audit trail
We comprehensively audit our entire supply chain so you can be assured of your wastes whereabouts, from collection to final destination.
£6.5m rebates returned to customers in 2025
Unlock the value in your wasteOur approach
Airside waste management
Airside waste is diverse, including catering waste, hazardous materials, and foreign object debris (FOD). Proper handling and disposal are crucial to ensure safety and operational efficiency.
- Customised waste collection and segregation systems for different types of waste.
- Advanced technologies for FOD detection and removal.
- Adheres to ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organisation) guidelines and regulations regarding the handling and disposal of aviation waste.
Our approach
Landside Waste Management
Landside waste is predominantly municipal waste, but it can also include hazardous materials from cleaning products and maintenance activities.
- Design and implementation of efficient waste collection and recycling programs.
- Utilisation of IoT devices for smart waste management, optimising collection routes and schedules.
- Integration with local waste disposal facilities for proper treatment and disposal of hazardous materials.
- Promotion of sustainable practices, such as recycling, composting, and energy recovery.
Benefits of Total Waste Management
Reducing impact
We increase your recycling through improving waste segregation at source and consider every step of your waste journey to reduce your carbon footprint.
We strive to achieve zero waste to landfill for our customers.
Challenge Axil to improve your environmental performance.
Revenue from waste
Waste is a valuable resource if managed correctly.
Reducing waste handling and labour time can drive out costs.
Segregating waste at source, and by individual stream, helps identify materials with high residual value and we return these rebates to you.
“Since working with Axil, we have further improved our approach to the disposal of various materials, ensuring the methods adopted are cost effective and efficient. As an ISO 14001 certified company, we put a great deal of emphasis on our efforts towards recycling, and Axil understood this from the start, working together to not only segregate and improve our recycling facilities, but to train staff in the importance of doing so.”
David Sayce
EHS Director, Curtiss-Wright Industrial Division
Your journey with Axil
Initial fact find
To understand your waste streams, challenges and goals
Site visit
To review current processes at your facilities
Proposal
Outlining how we will meet your commercial and environmental goals
Award
Selecting Axil as your new total waste management partner
Mobilisation
A phased roll-out will be planned and agreed
with you
What waste do airports create?
Waste management is a critical aspect of maintaining a safe, clean, and environmentally sustainable airport environment. It encompasses two main areas:
Landside Waste is generated in passenger terminals, car parks, offices, and other non-restricted areas.
Airside Waste is generated within the restricted areas of the airport, including runways, taxiways, aprons, and hangars.
Landside Waste:
- Municipal solid waste
- Spill cleanup/remediation waste
- Construction/demolition waste
- Green waste
Airside Waste:
- Catering waste from aircrafts
- Hazardous materials
- Foreign Object Debris (FOD)
- Lavatory waste
Airport Waste Experts
Secure and compliant Airport waste management
Cat 1 international catering waste (ICW) requires a robust supply chain and solid audit trail, and Axil has significant experience in dealing with this, and other highly sensitive material.
With an in-depth understanding of the UK waste market, including multiple sectors and the necessity for airports to deal with both domestic and international derived waste streams, including airside, non-airside, ground operations, passenger facilities, hotel areas, ramps, gates, and beyond.
Sustainability Master Plan
Zero Waste Travel
Axil understands that achieving zero waste is a critical objective. Approximately 75 percent of the waste stream at airports is recoverable, recyclable, or compostable, with paper being the largest single category of waste generated.
We can guide airports in creating a corporate vision on sustainability, forming multidisciplinary teams, and setting key performance indicators and boundaries.
Our commitment to avoiding single-use materials, using local resources, and implementing sustainable practices minimises environmental impact, which we believe is an integral part of airport waste management in the UK.
Added Value
Our Total Waste Management service offers a one-stop-shop solution to all of your waste needs.
From guaranteeing the highest rebate values through to our bespoke reporting package – you’re in safe hands with Axil.
UK Airport Waste Management FAQs
Yes, we often provide clients with data that shows the waste cost per item built or made.
Yes, Axil offers a customer portal and our bespoke reports can help forecast your waste output as your production increases and decreases.
Yes. Axil can help you to understand which of your waste streams are classed as hazardous waste in your workshops and throughout your facility. We also offer hazardous waste education to staff through the delivery of toolbox talks, signage and posters. This helps ensure hazardous waste types are segregated correctly and disposed of safely and compliantly.
Yes. Axil champions turning your rubbish into revenue through material rebates. We ensure the best possible value for all of your valuable waste materials, from metals, to oil to cardboard.
To devise effective solutions, it’s essential to understand the diverse types of waste generated at airports. Axil categorises these into eight groups: municipal solid waste, construction/demolition waste, green waste, food waste, waste from aircraft flights, lavatory waste, spill cleanup/remediation waste, and hazardous materials.
Airside waste refers to the waste generated within the restricted areas of the airport, including runways, taxiways, aprons, and hangars.
Landside waste refers to waste generated in passenger terminals, car parks, offices, and other non-restricted areas.
Our goals are intricately aligned with the objectives of modern airports, particularly in today’s aviation landscape where sustainability has become a core priority.
Legislation such as the UK Waste Regulations Act and the Environmental Protection Act underpin the significance of tailored, fit-for-purpose waste management in this sector.
Case Studies
Our latest case studies show successful waste management in practice.
Our unique, value-added, partnership approach delivers results – that’s why we’ve retained 98% of our customers
Awards & Certifications
Re-engineer your waste
Arrange a waste review
To gain a clearer understanding of your waste operations, we will visit to carry out a detailed site audit.
Our waste management experts will understand your waste streams and the challenges you face— and develop a service proposal tailored to accommodate your needs.
We will explain how our innovative solutions can re-engineer your waste to reduce your costs and increase your recycling.