Today we are making history with the most eco-friendly flight to ever hit the skies.
Hey guys it's Ashley Renne and welcome back to my sustainable travel
lifestyle and smart tech youtube channel where i show you how to live an
adventurous sleep green life. Now today I have a very special green video for you
I'm in Chicago and United is doing something extremely monumental as they
become the world's most environmentally conscious airline in the world and I'm
going to show you exactly what they're doing to make that happen so follow me
and I'm gonna show you how.
Welcome to the most eco-friendly played in history y'all!
So everything on this flight will be fully recyclable and compostable
including a test of an industry-first recyclable hot beverage cup and word has
it there's gonna be some vegan food on the plane which I'm extremely excited
about. I hope that becomes the norm on all planes.
For this flight I was joined by travel influencer
@ComeFlyWithLove and multi emmy-nominated TV host
and explorer Philippe Cousteau who is known for his conservation efforts.
I have earplugs in because it's so loud down here. Together we explored how United is
making an impact on sustainability in the travel space. The aviation industry
has a long way to go in reducing its environmental impact but I'm proud to
witness United leading the way for others to follow in its eco-conscious
footsteps. We flew with sustainable biofuel, dined with wooden cutlery, wiped our
hands with bamboo napkins and drank from an industry first fully recyclable paper
hot beverage cup. So why exactly is sustainable biofuels such a big deal?
Well you know I'm all about electric cars and while I'd love for planes to be
electric too - that's just not a thing yet. Next best option is bio fuel. The fuel
they used on the Eco-Skies flight came from agricultural waste and has a
whopping 60 percent less emissions than normal fuel. We boarded the flight and
flew from Chicago to Los Angeles using the biofuel.
I also particularly enjoyed that they offered a special vegan option on this
flight. As some of you know veganism is one of my personal favorite ways to
practice sustainability.
You know how hard it is to get vegan snacks on planes? I am so excited.
This flight was the first of its kind and hopefully it won't be the last
United president Scot Kirby said in his speech this will only work to make this
a better planet if our competitors do the same as well. I agree and I hope that
others will follow suit. Ok so I just got off the flight and what an incredible
experience it was. Definitely one of a kind. They use biofuel and using biofuel
is one of the most effective ways an airline can reduce its impact on the
environment. They're also making an impact by utilizing zero cabin waste,
carbon offsetting and operational efficiencies so I'm so excited for what
United is doing and will continue to do and you can tell that they are going to
be a true leader in sustainability which is going to have a big change on the
world. So I invite you all to join in living this green life by supporting
United and what they're doing on your next flight so that we can all live our
best green life. So that's it if you like this video give it a huge thumbs up and make
sure you subscribe and continue to follow me for more adventures in
sustainability. Until next time keep on living your best green life.
I am the captain now!