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United Names Oscar the Grouch as First Chief Trash Officer

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Thursday, March 2, 2023

CHICAGO, March 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines today named Sesame Street's Oscar the Grouch as its first Chief Trash Officer as he and the airline celebrate his love of rubbish. United Airlines' new, consumer education campaign is designed to promote the expected benefit of using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) more broadly.

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  • United Airlines' new, consumer education campaign is designed to promote the expected benefit of using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) more broadly.
  • "United has invested in more sustainable aviation fuel production than any airline in the world, by far," said United Chief Communications Officer Josh Earnest.
  • So United has enlisted Oscar to help us educate the traveling public of all ages about SAF and rally them to the cause of fighting climate change.
  • "The amazing collaboration helps United Airlines explain in simpler terms the technology of turning trash into fuel in a fun and engaging manner."