Salvador Luis E Magalhaes Airport announced (15-May-2020) it was recognised as the most environmentally sustainable airport in Brazil in 2019 by Brazil ANAC. The recognition was based on a 36 indicator assessment, in which Salvador Airport satisfied 33 indicators leading to an 88.8% average. Salvador Airport stated: "The recognition is the result of the work developed in different sustainability fronts, including CO2 emissions reduction, water management, solid residues management and environment preservation.
- Water management: The airport installed a water treatment station which led to a 37% reduction in treated water usage;
- Electricity efficiency: Upgrade of the airport air conditioning system, installation of motion sensors for lights and escalators, construction of a 4.215Wp solar energy powerplant;
- Solid residue management: The airport features a waste sorting facility which sorts materials between recycling, upcycling or usage in energy generation. [more - original PR - Portuguese]