2. INTRODUCTION
The Dilemma: Staying competitive by
reducing costs
Waste hauling is a huge expense for a
hotel
Hotels’ no. one waste producers
Tourism and Hospitality Industry
demands – keep up with new trends =
wider consumer base
Recycling and Reducing waste = cost
reduction: more profit!
3. Wastes - Types
Municipal Solid Wastes - generated from
households, offices, hotels, shops, schools and
other institutions
Industrial Solid Wastes - paper, packaging
materials, waste from food processing, oils,
solvents, resins, paints and sludges, glass,
ceramics, stones, metals, plastics, rubber,
leather, wood, cloth, straw, abrasives, etc.
Agricultural Waste and Residues –
manure/animal dung
6. Background of the Study
What are ―Green‖ hotels?
"Green" Hotels are environmentally-friendly
properties that institute programs that save water,
save energy and reduce solid waste—while saving
money—to help PROTECT THE EARTH!
Why should hotels be green?
Being green goes directly to your bottomline
Waste hauling is a huge expense for a hotel which
can be lowered drastically through recycling and
avoiding wastefully-packaged products.
Being green means guests, staff and management
are healthier.
9. Present System in Hotel Waste
Mgt
At present Hotel waste generated by small
restaurants is disposed off directly by the hotels at
nearby collection spots
In case of large four and 5 star hotels, the hotel
waste is disposed off directly by the hotels
through corporation or through private contractors
to the dumping ground
As per the observations of the hotel waste
generated by hotels, around 70 to 75 % of the
hotel waste is biodegradable and gets mixed with
all the other type of waste when dumped at the
collection spots
10. Waste Reduction and Recycling
Much of the waste created in hotels is
generated from:
Within the Kitchen (organic food waste,
packaging, aluminum cans, glass bottles, corks
and cooking oils)
housekeeping department (cleaning materials
and plastic packaging)
guest rooms and public areas, hotel gardens
Offices –papers, staple wires, toner and ink
cartridges
11. Recycling and Waste Reduction
Tips
Food Waste
Non-contaminated edibles
Kitchen and table scraps
Waste oils
Beverages
Serve carbonated beverages from a bev. gun or
dispenser
Buy and use dispenser for other beverages
Buy whole coffee beans and grind them onsite
12. Recycling and Waste Reduction
Tips
Have clearly labelled containers at all key work
areas for each item you are recycling (bottles,
cans, cardboard).
Educate your staff on using these containers
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14. Recycling and Waste Reduction
Tips
Use refillable condiment bottles
Use health department-approved, refillable
condiment dispensers
Paper Supplies:
Ask for and purchase paper products made from
recycled materials
Styrofoam displaces in excess of four times the
amount of storage and disposal volume than its
paper equivalent does.
Use straw-style stir sticks for bar beverages
instead of the solid style
15. Recycling and Waste Reduction
Tips
Use reusable coasters
Janitorial and Restaurant Supplies
Use reusable table linen and dinnerware
Use cloth cleaning towels rather than the
paper equivalents
Consider using plastic trashcan liners made of
recycled HDPE instead of ones made of
LDPE or LLDPE.
Purchase cleaning supplies in concentrate
Use cleanable and reusable hats for kitchen
employees instead of disposable paper ones.
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17. BIOBASED MATERIALS
A bio-based material is simply an engineering material made from
substances derived from living matter.
Bio-based materials are often biodegradable, but this is not always the case.
Examples include:
cellulose fibers-Fibers made from reconstituted cellulose.
casein-A phosphoprotein extracted from milk during the process of creating
low fat milk, it is processed in various ways to make: plastic, dietary
supplements for body builders, glue, cotton candy, protective coatings,
paints, and occurs naturally in cheese, giving it a creamy texture.
polylactic acid-A polymer produced by industrial fermentation
bioplastics-including a soy oil based plastic now being used to make body
panels for John Deere tractors
engineered wood-products such as oriented strand board and particle board
zein-a natural biopolymer which is the most abundant corn protein
cornstarch-the starch of the maize grain, used to make packing pellets
grease- lubricants made from vegetable oils, including soybean oil, that can
replace petroleum based lubricants
25. SUGGESTIONS/RECOMMENDAT
IONS
hotels can look at options of in-situ
composting, installation of small
biomethanation plants in the premises etc.
Direct collection of waste generated by hotels
by corporation and its localized disposal
Biobased materials
Bio Sanitizer
Biomethanation
Composting/ Vermicomposting
