Talking Trash - BookGreener webinar on WASTE
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Understand what waste management is all about. Listen to experts and champions and get tips and best practices to implement your own waste policy. Check www.bookgreener.com to find green hotels and www.takecare.travel to learn tips and best practices on sustainability SPEAKERS: Olivier Pouillon Founder of The Bali Recycling Company With more than 20 years of experience in the environmental field, including a job in solid waste management in Indonesia, American-born, long-term Bali resident Olivier lives and breathes waste. Believing “proper waste management is essential to our ecosystems health, economy and future”, he established the pioneering The Bali Recycling Company in Ubud in late 2010 – Bali’s first fully licensed waste recycling facility and hazardous waste processor. Of its “zero waste” philosophy, Olivier says: “There’s no such thing as waste, everything is a potential resource!” An example of this is Bali Recycling’s innovative upcycling program which makes better use of waste materials by producing beautiful glasses from discarded glass bottles; stunning bags, pouches and textiles from unwanted plastic bags, and much much more. Sarah Farrell from http://hotelverde.co.za/ Hotel Verde is South Africa's greenest hotel and the first hotel in Africa to offer carbon-neutral accommodation and conferencing. Hotel Verde is also the first hotel in Africa to achieve the Platinum LEED certification level, as assigned by the United States Green Building Council. They are the winners of the Imvelo Award 2014 by Lilizela for Best Overall Environmental Management System and also won the World Responsible Tourism Award 2014 by World Travel Market, London for Best City Hotel. Arnfinn Oines from http://www.soneva.com/ Arnfinn Oines works as Social & Environmental Conscience for Soneva resorts. He oversees the responsible business practices at Soneva, which have received numerous environmental awards. Arnfinn has been involved in implementing and establishing the Soneva Carbon Calculator, Soneva Clean Water Projects, Soneva Forest Restoration Project, Myanmar Stoves Campaign, the SLOW LIFE Foundation, the SLOW LIFE Symposium and the group’s Social & Environmental PnPs. Prior Arnfinn oversaw the responsible business practices of Six Senses. He cofounded and opened Earthwalkers Hotel in Cambodia as General Manager. He also worked as Course Director for International Tourism Institute in Spain. Arnfinn holds a BA in Adventure Tourism Management and MBA in Hospitality & Tourism.
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Talking Trash - BookGreener webinar on WASTE
- 2. With the support of: Talking Trash: Waste Management Webinar 004 Wednesday, October 13, 2015
- 3. Webinar 004 • Monthly • For hotel owners, GMs, Green Teams and Sustainability officers • Best practices on how to green your operations • Want to partner with us, get in touch: info@bookgreener.com
- 4. • Audience in listening mode • Send us your questions • Quality depends of the internet connection – in case of a problem, leave and join again • Presentation and recorded version of the webinar will be sent to the attendees
- 5. Please select the audio using hardware. Please type your questions at any time
- 9. What can you share that would change the world? Question for the audience
- 10. Practical tips & Interviews: • Sustainability experts • Hotel Owners Webinars info@bookgreener.com
- 11. .com The webinar is an initiative of: • Hotels ranked according to sustainability • Focus on guests’ experience • Direct booking on hotel’s website • Self-assessment & register today on: http://www.bookgreener.com/propertyEdit.php
- 12. PARTNER WITH BECAUSE YOU CARE !
- 14. 2 Tell us what makes your hotel unique
- 15. 3 Tell us what makes your hotel unique
- 17. Overview Olivier Pouillon Founder of Bali Recycling Arnfinn Oines Social and Environmental Conscience, Soneva Group Secretary, SLOW LIFE Foundation Sarah Farrell Marketing Manager Hotel Verde
- 18. Trash Talk: What we leave behind on vacation. Olivier Pouillon, professional trash talker
- 19. Who am I? Why should you listen to me? 1. Over 20 years experience in environmental issues affecting tourism with emphasis on solid waste issues in Indonesia. 2. Have developed practical & sustainable solutions for tourism industry & local communities. 3. Solved waste issues for the Inter- Continental, Hilton, Four Seasons, Ritz Carlton, Starwoods, Hyatt, Accor & Alila resorts. 4. Have created models for better waste management that have been adopted by local, provincial & national government. 5. Believe the solutions to environmental issues are best solved by a proactive industry. 6. Focus on what works. Solutions need to be both environmentally & economically sustainable.
- 20. Solution: Alcoholic Anonynmous 12 step process to recovery
- 21. Solution: Polluters Anonymous 6 step process to GREEN recovery
- 22. Textile Factory Tourist Factory Step 1. Admit you’re a polluter. Recognize tourism as an industry, largest in the world.
- 23. Step 2. Don’t be overwhelmed by the scale of the problem
- 24. tep 2. Don’t be overwhelmed by the scale of the problem +The waste problem took years to manifest & will take time to solve. +Important to think medium to long term for solutions to take hold. +Even if you initially fail or run into obstacles you have taken a chunk out of the problem. +Often the biggest progress is made by training & communicating clearly with your staff.
- 25. Step 3. Don’t assume the government will the lead. YOU need to make the commitment to dealing with your waste. - In many developing countries waste infrastructure is sporadic at best. - Often there are no government services & private waste haulers are often ad hoc & illegal. - Both private & government waste haulers are usually ill-equipped, untrained & simply focus on collect & dump. - As a consequence haulers focus on the cheapest way to get rid of the waste which often leads to illegal dumping & pollution.
- 26. Step 3. Don’t assume the government will the lead. YOU need to make the commitment to dealing with your waste.
- 27. Step 4. Find out what happens outside your property. Yep follow the truck. You could be in for a shock. Do not assume your waste hauler is doing the right thing. Have you or someone you can trust to follow the truck. And repeat once or twice a year.
- 28. Step 5. Understand your waste so you can develop a better plan. Waste is not a homogenous mass.
- 29. Step 5. Understand your waste so you can develop a better plan. Waste is not a homogenous mass. Plastics are not all the same: The valuable plastics: 1. PET – polyethelene tetraphalate – water bottles 2. PP – polypropylene – cups, shampoo, screw tops, food containers 3. HDPE – high-density polyethelene – shampoo, detergent, yoghurt 4. LDPE – low-density polyethelene – shopping bags, trash bags, film wrap The not valuable plastics: 1. PVC – polyvinyl chloride – pipes, water bottle labels, banners 2. OPP – oriented polypropylene film - metalized, chip bags, candy bar 3. PS – polystyrene – foam packaging 4. CPP – cast polypropylene film – bread bag, pasta packaging 5. BOPP 6. XYZ and 123????
- 30. Step 6. Focus first on what you can do. Don’t try to recycle everything, or compost everything, find out what are the ‘low-hanging’ fruit and do that first . Build on your successes incrementally. 2. Remember the 3Rs. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Not simply a slogan. Reducing by finding alternatives often result in cost savings. More Rs - Rethink & Recreate Restore & Refuse 1. You need data/metrics/benchmarks. - Measure your daily waste production. - Create a waste density standard – kg/cubic meter which will become your material density volume conversion. 3. Have a record keeping system, build institutional history – not company amnesia.
- 31. Thank you. Please feel free to ask questions. Olivier Pouillon info@balirecycling.com +6281999962239@BaliRecycling
- 32. Arnfinn Oines Social & Environmental Conscience, Soneva
- 33. Eco Centro Waste-to-Wealth 80% of waste is recycled USD 100,000 value per year
- 38. 1 million plastic bottles saved 600,000 people given access to safe water
- 40. @HotelVerde #Africasgreenesthotel KEEP YOUR BIRD ALIVE
- 41. GREEN AT A GLANCE: SOME OF HOTEL VERDE’S GREEN FEATURES DESIGN/CONSTRUCTION 3 vertical axis wind turbines 220 Photovoltaic panels Energy Efficient Lighting Building Management System Double Glazed Windows Regenerative drive Elevators Efficient Heating and Cooling system Cobiax Void Formers Grey Water Recycling System Rain Water Capture & Storage Low-Flow Water Fittings Carbon Offsetting Staff Training Responsible Procurement Small Urban Farming Set-up Biodiversity Management On-site Water Filtration & Bottling Waste Management Guest Incentives Routine Maintenance Corporate Social Responsibility Green Conferencing OPERATINGPRACTICES @HotelVerde #Africasgreenesthotel KEEP YOUR BIRD ALIVE
- 42. @HotelVerde #Africasgreenesthotel KEEP YOUR BIRD ALIVE
- 43. 8 7 % @HotelVerde #Africasgreenesthotel KEEP YOUR BIRD ALIVE
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- Time to discuss the issue of solid waste pollution in the tourism industry. The issue has become more and more common as time goes on.
- Note – need to state that this advice is more suited to places where there isn’t organized waste system & infrastructure. Developing countries like Indo. This is really relevant to hotels & operators in emerging & developing countries where waste infrastructure is poor & lacking.
- Hoteliers and GMs are healthy drinkers so I’m borrowing the AA methodology to make getting on the trash wagon easier to follow. ;-)
- Instead of 12 steps, I narrowed it down to 6. So let’s jump in and get started.
- Just like in AA you need to first admit the truth: I am a polluter. Yep tourism is a typical industry, where the factories are hotels. Let’s be frank. In general most in the industry aren't green. “Overall there is a dangerous disconnect between the narrative and the practice, and it is not the fault of the tourist but the industry.” from Ed Norton at Soneva sustainability event 2011. Unfortunately many promote themselves as green but it is not enough to 'talk green' you need to 'walk green'. Travel industry hasn’t really received the tough scrutiny. Let’s admit that waste is often not even on the radar, so we need to take a closer look.
- Yes, it is a big problem but understand that your efforts in your hotel, restaurant, etc. will have an impact much wider than you may realize Pass on what you have experience, good & bad, on to the next manager. Don’t let there be institutional amnesia! Don’t just assume that the solution lies in new machinery or technology. Training, software so to speak, often creates the biggest improvements. This is the same in water & energy conservation efforts. Training staff & changing their habits is the best way to make impacts. Not enough to set up recycling bins & assume staff understand or will follow, staff need to be trained then monitored just like any other internal activity.
- Yes, it is a big problem but understand that your efforts in your hotel, restaurant, etc. will have an impact much wider than you may realize Pass on what you have experience, good & bad, on to the next manager. Don’t let there be institutional amnesia! Don’t just assume that the solution lies in new machinery or technology. Training, software so to speak, often creates the biggest improvements. This is the same in water & energy conservation efforts. Training staff & changing their habits is the best way to make impacts. Not enough to set up recycling bins & assume staff understand or will follow, staff need to be trained then monitored just like any other internal activity.
- Don’t wait for a problem to emerge than react to it. (Haz Mat example in Indonesia). Need to allocate staff, budget and make it part of your daily operations. Often the trash is an afterthought. Just get it away from the hotel. Unlike water and energy conservation efforts, creating a proper ‘green’ waste system will likely be seen as adding cost Need to clearly communicate to your staff first that properly managing waste (reducing, reusing & recycling) is part of normal operating procedure. Performance reviews must include an environmental element and obviously there must be staff that are responsible for managing & overseeing the waste system.
- Don’t wait for a problem to emerge than react to it. (Haz Mat example in Indonesia). Need to allocate staff, budget and make it part of your daily operations. Often the trash is an afterthought. Just get it away from the hotel. Unlike water and energy conservation efforts, creating a proper ‘green’ waste system will likely be seen as adding cost Need to clearly communicate to your staff first that properly managing waste (reducing, reusing & recycling) is part of normal operating procedure. Performance reviews must include an environmental element and obviously there must be staff that are responsible for managing & overseeing the waste system.
- Know your trash. There are 5 main categories you can divide the waste into.
- Closer look at plastic. Plastic is not a single material but in fact many types of material. Not all can be recycled and as time goes on it gets more and more complicated.
- Yes the 3Rs. Reduce examples – waste cooking oil for candles, lanterns – avoiding plastic utensils – supplier packaging
- Thank you. Now I didn’t deal with too many specifics since I hope in the Q&A I will be able to answer your specific operational issues and any waste problems not covered.
- SLOW LIFE – unique corporate culture Since its inception in early 1990’s our founders Sonu and Eva, hence the name Soneva, has emphasised responsible business practices as the right business model. Although we are traditionally seen as a resort / hospitality / tourism company we view more in the way of creating lifestyle experience with wellness and sustainable aspects. Soneva’s core purpose is To Create Innovative and Enlightening SLOW LIFE. SLOW LIFE is our guiding philosophy (Sustainable-Local-Organic-Wellness Learning-Inspiring-Fun-Experience). We believe there is no contradiction between luxury and sustainability and that combining the height of luxury with the height of sustainability brings the best out of the hospitality experience.
- Eco Centro Waste-to-Wealth Virtually no solid waste leaves the island. Over 80% of Soneva waste is recycled, with only a small proportion of waste responsibly sent to landfill off the island. Value generated is USD 100,000 per year (60K from gardens). We are this year testing Eco Centro Waste-to-Wealth as a profit centre at Soneva Fushi to recognise the efforts and encourage further improvements.
- Eco Centro Waste-to-Wealth How do we do it? 100% of food waste is composted and the fertile soil produced as a result is reused in our vegetable gardens. This is the most important waste to recycle as it typically counts 50% of total waste. We also recycle other waste streams such as metal, cardboard, plastic, glass etc. We turn all woody waste into biochar and charcoal that are used for BBQ. We even create our own BBQ lighters by reusing left over candles, eggcartons and charcoal. Styrofoam we have use in insulation of wall, but are in the process to experiment by shredding it up and adding it to brick making. All these efforts add USD 40,000 in value per year. And we aim to increase this next year, by selling composting soil externally. The overall carbon footprint of Soneva waste management is 70 tons of negative CO2 emissions per year. This means our recycling efforts result in more CO2 avoidance than production – the essence of Soneva’s SLOW LIFE programme.
- Vegetable Gardens 7,500 m2 of land is set aside for vegetable gardens where we follow organic principles to grow 20,000 kgs of produce per year of a value of USD 60,000. Thus, despite being situated in the Maldives, far from good quality agricultural land, we regularly received guest comments praising Soneva Fushi’s rocket salad as tasting far better than top city restaurants!
- Gass Factory – Waste-to-Wealth Finally, we have just built a Glass Factory at Soneva Fushi. The plan is to create glass ware for the resort as well as art pieces for sale. We will invite famous glass artist to create pieces that can be auction off. This will add further value to our waste. In fact, we are collecting glass waste from neighbouring resorts to upcycle this – turning waste literally to wealth.
- Clean Water Projects Waste management is not just about recycling, but also eliminating waste in the first place. Since 2008 we have banned imported water and plastic bottles. Soneva Drinking Water – Still & Sparking mineralized water produced at all properties. Provide good quality water, reduce pollution from imports and plastic waste.
- Clean Water Projects We have saved about 1 million plastic bottles since then and also provided safe drinking water and basic sanitation to over 600,000 people through 493 projects in 53 countries. Sonu and his team has driven the establishment of Whole Word Water campaign in which the SLOW LIFE Foundation has provided seed funding for. It is based on the Soneva Drinking Water experience. For more on Whole World Water: www.wholeworldwater.co