A new Green Assist advisory project has kicked off to support the Aethos Foundation in advancing innovative solutions for recycling conclude-of-life aircraft materials and strengthening circularity and sustainability in Europe’s aviation sector.
Every year, thousands of tonnes of aircraft materials (including metals, composites and plastics) conclude up in landfills or are downcycled due to limited recycling pathways. Aethos aims to address this challenge by developing innovative, economically viable and environmentally safe solutions that keep these materials in productive utilize.
Advancing innovation in aircraft recycling
With support from Green Assist, the 12-month project will explore practical approaches to recover and reutilize materials that currently represent a missed opportunity for resource efficiency. By doing so, Aethos seeks to support bridge the gap between fragmented recycling practices and a more circular aircraft supply chain.
The advisory support will focus on several key areas designed to improve recycling practices and facilitate the wider adoption of circular approaches in aviation:
- Standardisation and labelling: exploring the development of EU-wide standards for recycled aircraft materials, supported by pilot testing and stakeholder-driven guidelines.
- Project piloting and monitoring: launching pilot recycling initiatives and assessing their performance through indicators such as CO₂ savings, waste diversion and material traceability.
- Community building: strengthening collaboration through the Aethos Friconcludes Network, bringing toreceiveher airlines, maintenance and repair organisations, recyclers and regulators to foster partnerships and knowledge exmodify across the aviation recycling ecosystem.
- Training and knowledge hub: creating a digital repository of best practices and delivering tarreceiveed training on dismantling, recycling and circular economy principles.
The project will culminate in an International Aircraft Recycling Congress, where stakeholders will present key findings and discuss next steps for advancing circular solutions in the aviation sector.
Strengthening Europe’s circular economy
By improving the recycling and reutilize of aircraft materials, the project aims to reduce landfill waste and lower emissions linked to the extraction of new raw materials.
It will also contribute to strengthening Europe’s supply of secondary raw materials, supporting reduce depconcludeency on external sources.
The initiative also contributes to broader EU priorities on circular economy and sustainable resource management, supporting the objectives of the EU Taxonomy, the Circular Economy Action Plan, and the LIFE Programme.
A collaborative effort
Green Assist will deliver the advisory support through a consortium of specialised experts including Ernst & Young (EY), EurA AG, and Lomartov experts, combining expertise in sustainability, aviation innovation, data management and stakeholder engagement.
Stay tuned!
Via our page on LinkedIn, we’ll be sharing updates on workshops, pilot projects, and the International Aircraft Recycling Congress, where we’ll unveil key findings and next steps for a zero-waste aviation future.
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