Swedish firm, Runway Safe, has produce what it describes as the world's most sustainable aircraft arresting bed, made from recycled glass. This new solution effectively stops any planes from drifting off the runway on landing. The innovative system uses lightweight aggregate silica foam made from recycled glass to arrest the aircraft in the instance of an overrun. The system is called greenE-MAS and has been officially approved by the US Federal Aviation Administration. The first foam-glass runway section was installed at Chicago airport in 2014; four more have followed in 2016, including at Zurich airport. Aircraft arresting systems provide an alternative when a runway end safety area is not possible. For more information, please visit: www.runwaysafe.com
