Maine airport goes green on recycled deicing fluid

摘要

Maine's Portland International Jetport (PWM) this winter became the first airport in the U.S. to use 100 percent recycled Type I deicing fluid to meet its cold-weather operational needs. With its location in the far Northeast, the airport is no stranger to harsh conditions, and the genesis of this environmentally friendly approach was in 2008 as the authorities were planning a $75 million development project, which included expansion of the terminal, a new parking garage and runway work. As part of the funding requirements, the airport was required to analyze how it would dispose of used deicing fluid going forward.