Waste Minimization for Small Airlines by Using Safety Management System Concepts

Abstract

The detrimental effect of the aviation industry comes with its environmental damage, which has inevitably yet significantly increased over the years. Much research is conducted on demoting the environmental damage caused through air pollution, sound pollution, waste pollution, and hydrological pollution. This research aims to focus on developing a system that may reduce and moderate the waste production by the prevention of waste production, which can be done by amplifying a waste management system using scientific methodology and the minimization of waste production through waste type formation reduction. The concepts of safety management due to its inherent qualities of a comprehensive system Top to the bottom management system, a total study of safety in all aspects, has the ability to continuously improve. Furthermore, the organizational commitment from the top management to the bottom is substantial. As in the rest of the world, the aviation industry of Sri Lanka is also mounting at a rapid speed. This research was conducted as a case study of a small aviation industry organization. However, the waste management process of the Sri Lankan aviation organizations has not been given proper consideration to mitigate or prevent the immense waste production. In numerous research studies that have been conducted, the method for managing certain types of waste produced by aviation organizations was discussed. Henceforth, further research developed a waste management system that includes four annexes that can be used for the prevention and minimization of all types of waste produced by the aviation organizations in Sri Lanka.