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Your page has an optional section “For the environment” Here are some ideas you might like to include. It can be as simple as one thing like ‘we have a strong recycling policy’. That’s a start and you may consider other ideas later.
For the environment we:
The first point is ‘business reality’ – it’s a step wise process and will take time – and some things simply may not get done because they can not fit your business model – that’s fine – share the things you are already doing or working toward.
- it is a gradual process to make organisational change to reduce waste and we are progressively considering options.
- take all reasonable steps to recycle plastic and other waste.
- where practical purchase products and produce with the least plastic packaging.
- provide non-plastic drinking straws or reusable drinking straws in our food outlets.
- provide non-plastic cutlery and/or plates for take aways.
- use non plastic fully compostable lids and cups for take aways.
- use non-plastic, non-polystyrene/Styrofoam take-away containers.
- do not serve water in plastic bottles.
- staff are encouraged to pick up plastics when doing their other duties around the property.
- have a staff member spend one hour each week checking the property for small plastic rubbish.
- have an optional bath towel reuse policy to save water and chemicals.
- have water efficient shower roses.
- where possible we source local produce. It’s fresh and has least possible carbon footprint.
- we compost food waste. Perhaps: we use it in our on-site garden.
- use solar power OR we purchase only 100% renewable electricity.
- have LEDs for most of our lighting.
- use hybrid or electric vehicles in our fleet.
- have printed cards that customers can take and consider signing up to Plastic Free Oceans.
- often add general posts, like I would to Facebook, to our Plastic Free Oceans page then click the share buttons to Facebook and/or Twitter so others see it and also become part the solution to the plastics crisis.
- allow a staff member one/x hour/s per week, in work time, to volunteer for Plastic Free Oceans.
- have business cards with our page link, so guests can share our journey to clean up the planet.
- display a Plastics Free Oceans poster encouraging people to follow our lead.
- donate to Plastic Free Oceans.
- And any other environmental initiatives your hotel applies …. you get the idea.