Industrialization of the recovery and recycling of aeronautical materials

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Terms of the action or commitment

Commitment on three axes: valorization of the material, solidarity approach with an ESAT (establishment and service of help by work, welcoming disabled people) and creation of value. Description of the solution: the life jackets used in aircraft have an expiry date. AIR FRANCE Industries recycles them in order to give the material a second life to the material, avoiding early destruction and the costs of destruction, while financing the manufacture of the kits by an ESAT. Description of the solution: the life jackets used in aircraft have an expiry date. AIR FRANCE Industries revalorizes them in order to give a second life to the material, to avoid the anticipated destruction and the costs of destruction, while financing the manufacture of the kits at an ESAT. The kits are hand-cut from a selected piece of the waistcoat and do not undergo any transformation such as overprinting or varnishing. Each kit is the result of a totally French manufacturing process and of a responsible and ecological production. and ecological production. It is marketed by a company that specializes in “made in France” upcycling, transforming recycled materials or products that have become useless. or products that have become useless into new objects of superior value.

Levers mobilized for circular economy (according to Ademe)

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Implementation timeline

Starting year

2020

Ending year

2021

Main actors mobilized

Internal actors

AIR France INDUSTRIE ; SD Department AFKL Group

External actors

BILUM

Geographic area

World

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2022 follow-up of the action

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Date of follow-up

07/06/2022

Methods of validation of the follow-up

Validation with the provider

Status of the action

In progress

Completed

a) Results

Achieved

Partially achieved

Not achieved

Cancelled

Comparison with the projected pace in the last publications

Keeping up with the times

In advance

Delayed

Partial / Final results
We have added to the life jackets, the seat covers (fabric and leather) and seat belts to make kits, bags, covers….

Since the beginning of the partnership with Bilum in 2012, approximately 5,000 life jackets, 700 seat covers and 450 Concorde covers for an exclusive collection have been upcycled.

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