AIDA Cruises Advances in Collaborative Recycling Project

AIDA Cruises has announced that it is further developing its “Recycling Loops in Cruising: Rethought” project with Futouris e.V., Oceancircle and the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT.

The goal is to scientifically assess current circular-economy practices in ship interior fittings and identify opportunities to develop more practical solutions for the cruise industry.

“The circular economy is an important approach for us, because it keeps resources in the use cycle for as long as possible and enables materials to be meaningfully reused after their original purpose,” said Dirk Inger, senior vice president of sustainability at AIDA Cruises.

“With this project, we want not only to investigate and further develop concrete circular-economy approaches for ship interior fittings. It is also crucial for us to make the findings usable for the entire industry,” said Swantje Lehners, managing director of Futouris e.V.

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