A recent Etihad Airways flight from Abu Dhabi to Brisbane, Australia, went entirely single-use plastic free as part of a broader effort to reduce that airline’s overall single-use plastic consumption.

Operators of the flight, which took place on April 22 (Earth Day), offered onboard passengers sustainable amenity kits, eco-thread blankets made from recycled plastic bottles, tablet toothpaste and edible coffee cups in lieu of standard items packaged in single-use plastic. The move was part of a broader effort on the Abu Dhabi-based airline’s part to reduce its plastic use by 80% across the entire Etihad organization by 2022.

While the airline industry is considered a major consumer of single-use plastics, the Etihad flight demonstrated how much of that waste can be prevented. Estimates are that the single-use plastic-free flight eliminated roughly 50 kilograms of plastic waste that would have otherwise been destined for the landfill.

“There is a growing concern globally about the overuse of plastics which can take thousands of years to decompose,” said Tony Douglas, group chief executive officer of Etihad Aviation Group.

“We discovered we could remove 27 million single-use plastic lids from our inflight service a year and, as a leading airline, it’s our responsibility to act on this, to challenge industry standards and work with suppliers who provide lower impact alternatives,” Douglas added.