Montenegro Airlines ends plastic cup use

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Montenegro Airlines has removed plastic cups on board its aircraft, replacing them with recyclable paper. “The complimentary service on board our aircraft has now become even more pleasing. By using paper cups instead of plastic, we are enabling waste recycling, which is of great importance to both the environment and society”, the carrier said in statement. Plastic cups generate about 28% more greenhouse gasses than paper cups and take up to one million years to decompose in a landfill. Furthermore, the production of plastic cups is toxic, and the cups themselves can become a hazard by leaching toxins into the soil. Last month, Croatia Airlines implemented the same measure.