When talk of Singapore Airlines (SIA) launching "flights to nowhere" made its rounds last month, environmental activists howled in protest.
The problem of carbon emissions from flights is just the tip of the iceberg, they said. Producing and later incinerating used in-flight amenities, such as face masks and surface wipes, also add to emissions.
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