Prepared by: Annalyn Pena

RECYCLABLE AND BIO-BASED DISPOSAL

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!

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

Hotel Wastes

Biodegradable (Wet) Waste

Non-Biodegradable (Dry) Waste

What harm can they do?

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.

“Green” Hotels and Restaurants

Island Cove Hotel

Gayana Eco Resort

THE ZERO WASTE HOTEL

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

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

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

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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

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

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.

Recycling and Waste Reduction Tips

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

TRADITIONAL PLASTICS

BIOBASED AND BIODEGRADABLE

BIOMETHANATION

Composting Machine

Biobased/biodegradable plastics

SUGGESTIONS/RECOMMENDATIONS

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