Addis Ababa — Ethiopian Airlines Group has signed a tripartite memorandum of understanding with Canada-based Provectus Enterprising Inc. and Ethiopia’s Fusion Global Solutions to convert aviation catering waste into biomass and other sustainable outputs, marking a significant step in the carrier’s push toward circular economy practices.
The agreement, signed in the presence of Cheryl Urban, Assistant Deputy Minister at Global Affairs Canada, targets one of the aviation industry’s most persistent environmental challenges: the disposal of large volumes of international catering waste. Such waste is typically incinerated or landfilled due to strict biosecurity regulations, generating emissions while forfeiting potential economic value.
Under the MoU, the partners will collaborate to process food waste generated from airline catering operations and transform it into renewable biomass and other usable byproducts. The initiative is expected to focus initially on waste streams from Ethiopian Airlines’ hub operations in Addis Ababa, one of Africa’s busiest aviation centers.
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