Originally Posted by
fairhsa
FFS. They are a HONG KONG airline. Nobody in HK gives a stuff about the environment. And while it would be nice if they did a few sensible things, getting rid of water bottles and contaminating us is not the place to start.
This sums up everything.
Life's too short, 'eco-friendly' flights costs money and recycling is not a good business case. But hey, if you find a way to cut waste whilst saving CX a lot of money, do suggest.
'caring for the environment' is a gimmick and a trend that will go soon, like coconut oil, jeggings and shoulder pads.
Recycling in HK (most of the world really) literally means trash going to landfill through a different path. There's no manufacturing in HK processing them and China stopped taking recycling waste few years ago. Where would they go? Ship to Malaysia? Sorry they don't take them either. They might on the off chance be shipped to Africa but after all the shipping and related pollution ask yourself if it's worth it.