Aethos Launches to Promote Aircraft Recycling and Address Environmental Challenges
Founded in 2023 by Derk-Jan van Heerden, Aethos aims to enhance aircraft recycling efforts in the aviation industry by bridging gaps with recycling sectors. The nonprofit tackles obstacles like processing carbon-fiber materials, regulatory waste definitions, and battery recycling. Aethos has initiated projects to handle hexavalent chromium in aluminum and improve recycling technologies for batteries. The foundation seeks industry support to focus on sustainable practices and environmental performance amidst ongoing challenges.

Aethos, a nonprofit founded in 2023 by Derk-Jan van Heerden, focuses on improving aircraft recycling in the aviation industry. It aims to connect the aviation sector with recycling and research to enhance recycling processes.
Key challenges include processing carbon-fiber reinforced polymers, navigating waste transport legislation, and addressing battery recycling. Aethos is also collaborating with the Netherlands Aerospace Center to manage hexavalent chromium risks in aluminum, with a project running until 2027. The foundation seeks support for its mission to promote environmental performance in aircraft disposal.




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