Airports
Maine Airport Now Using 100% Recycled Deicing Fluid
Portland International Jetport is the first in the nation to make the switch to the Type I fluid supplied by partner Inland Technologies.
 Maine's Portland International Jetport is now the first airport in the U.S. to rely solely on recycled deicing fluid. (Photo: Northeast Air)
Maine's Portland International Jetport is now the first airport in the U.S. to rely solely on recycled deicing fluid. (Photo: Northeast Air)

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.