Product Profile Wilcox aluminum carts offer a tubular structural design and a peaked roof with drip rails to channel water to the ends of the cart. Aluminum's Benefit to Baggage Handling Wilcox GSE is using the lightweight material in its carts to offer operating and maintenance advantages and to minimize the equipment's impact on the environment. BY JOSH SMITH W ith an eye on reducing its environmental impact, Wilcox GSE began manufacturing aluminum baggage carts two years ago. In addition to environmental benefits, the aluminum carts weigh less and can reduce the cost to operate and maintain the equipment. " The inspiration behind that aluminum baggage cart came from the need for all of us to help combat global warming, " says David Dick, vice president at Wilcox GSE. 44 || Ground Support Worldwide || August 2022 " It is our responsibility as a company to design products which not only reduce our carbon footprint during the manufacturing process but as well as the carbon footprints of our customers using the product. " Available in two models - a closed baggage cart and an open baggage cart - the main structure of the unit, including the floor, sides and roof, are all manufactured from previously recycled aluminum. " The cart is left in its natural aluminum state and not WILCOX GSE