b'9 2019 SUSTAINABILITY HIGHLIGHTS REPORTTenant Spotlight: The Skinny PancakeThe Skinny Pancake, one of theIn addition to carefully tracking food concessionaires at BTV, has gonepurchases to minimize waste, the above and beyond when it comesSkinny Pancake offers a discount to waste diversion at the Airport.on excess items such as day-old The company has a corporate zero- baked goods or donates them to waste initiative that includes back- local food pantries, as appropriate. of-the-house composting andPHOTO CREDITS: VHBprovides for extensive employee training on sorting recyclablesfrom food scraps, cooking oil,and grease. LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FUTUREBTV expects to expand composting at the Airport in the near future. Other potential initiatives that have been implemented at other airports and could be adopted by BTV to improve its waste management performance include: Instituting an Airport-wide foodReducing or eliminating single-use donation program for local homelessproducts within BTVs operations and shelters and other charities;encouraging tenants to do the same; Implementing a recycling advertisingand program throughout the terminal toDonating excess equipment and other educate passengers on proper wastegoods to local non-profit organizations.disposal procedures; Regional CoordinationAs a large facility in the region, BTV has the opportunity to demonstrate leadership with its waste reduction efforts while making a big difference in the achievement of local and state waste reduction goals. For example: Burlingtons Climate Action Plan generally calls for a reduction in the amount of waste sent to landfills; andThe Vermont Materials Management Plan outlines the States strategy to achieve a zero waste future. In 2018, Vermonts 2012 Universal Recycling Law (Act 148) was updated to reflect a full ban on food scrap disposal at landfills by July 1, 2020. Act 148 already bans blue bin recyclables, leaf/yard debris, and clean wood.'