june-2010

JUNE 2010 | UNITED.COM
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Reducing and Recycling in the Air
UNITED’S ONBOARD PROGRAMS MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
DID YOU KNOW that every three months Americans discard
enough aluminum to rebuild all the commercial airplanes in
the U.S. ? As you settle into your fl ight and sip your refreshing
beverage, maybe you’ve thought, What happens to the cans and
bottles on this fl ight when I’m done?
Our fl ight attendants collect those cans and bottles and
send them to be recycled. In fact, we’re now recycling up to
25 million cans and six million plastic
bottles across our domestic fl ights
every year. That’s more than 590 tons
of cans and bottles that we keep out
of landfi lls.
HERE IS HOW REDUCING AND RECYCLING
MAKE A DIFFERENCE:
• Producing a can from recycled
aluminum uses 95 percent less
energy than producing one from raw
aluminum.
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• Producing a plastic bottle from recycled plastic uses only
66 percent of the energy required to manufacture it from
raw materials.
• Recycling United’s 25 million cans and six million bottles
each year saves enough energy to power a community of
more than 3,700 homes for a full year.
Our onboard recycling program is an important part
of our commitment to protecting
the environment—building on our
actions in the air, on the ground and
in our communities. We know that
acting responsibly and protecting the
environment are important to our
customers and our employees.
Using less onboard and recycling
more are some of the actions we are
taking to make a diff erence. Every
action counts.
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costs and other anticipated fi nancial impacts of the proposed transaction; future fi nancial and operating results of the combined company; the combined company’s plans,
objectives, expectations and intentions with respect to future operations and services; approval of the proposed transaction by stockholders and by governmental regulatory
authorities; the satisfaction of the closing conditions to the proposed transaction; the timing of the completion of the proposed transaction; and other factors that are set forth
in the “Risk Factors” section, the “Legal Proceedings” section, the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section and other
sections of UAL’s and Continental’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K, subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, recent Current Reports on Form 8-K, and other SEC fi lings. All
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