CFM engines are 97 percent recyclable

CFM designs hazardous materials out of its engines. When a CFM engine reaches its end of life, 97 percent of its parts are recyclable.

All materials and processes used to manufacture or repair CFM56 components are carefully monitored. To preserve the environment and workers from toxic chemicals, GE and Snecma both ban, target for elimination and reduce the usage of chemicals at their facilities.

The engines we produce today are also much lighter and contain fewer parts than our first engines. This greatly reduces the amount of material that is scrapped after an engine or its parts reaches their life limits.