Waste Management with the 3R. Greener Workplaces and Operations (Part 4)

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1 Waste Management with the 3R Greener Workplaces and Operations (Part 4)

2 Why care about waste? Hotels generate large amounts of waste Large amounts of waste mean Health and environmental problems Nick Smith editor B Throwing away resources

3 The impacts of waste Air and water contamination Negative experience of tourists Hygiene and health problems

4 What is the 3R? An approach to improve waste management It helps maximizing the benefits and use of supplies and materials while generating as little waste as possible

5 3R & the Waste management hierarchy Most favoured option Reduce Reuse Recycle Least favoured option Dispose

6 Thee 3R explained 1. Reduce: minimizing generation of waste in the first place: avoid unnecessary purchasing, packaging, minimise rejects 2. Reuse: using items again for the original purpose or a different purpose 3. Recycle/Recover: discarded items or their parts are utilized as inputs for other products/processes

7 Benefits of the 3R Waste means resources are not used in the best way reducing waste helps improving efficiency The 3R looks for the root cause of the waste problem : What to do with waste? How do we reduce waste? Reducing waste has a better impact on the environment than recycling

8 Getting Started Waste Review Review/ Rethink Reduce Reuse Recycle Dispose

9 Getting Started Waste Review Review/ Rethink MEASURE, monitor and analyse Reduce Reuse Recycle Dispose

10 Getting Started Waste Review Review/ Rethink MEASURE, monitor and analyse Reduce Reuse Recycle Dispose HOW MUCH waste the hotel/department produces WHAT types HOW it is being disposed

11 Measuring Waste Kg of waste sent to the landfill Room Sold Kg of waste recycled Room Sold Practical tips: Borrow/buy a few scales Nominate a waste champion at each waste monitoring point to keep records in an accurate way. Ask you waste collecting company to share figures each time they come and collect waste, to get a monthly figure

12 Applying the 3R Look at one type of waste Can you eliminate or reduce it? When further reduction is not possible, Reduce Can you use items again? When further reuse is not possible, How to best recycle them? Reuse Recycle Dispose

13 Health & Safety Hazardous Wastes Definition: waste that can pose risks for the health and safety of hotel staff and those in charge of disposal. Examples: Light bulbs, batteries, chemicals residuals, chemicals containers (including paints, fertilizers), any medicines,..

14 Health & Safety Hazardous Wastes Managing Hazardous Waste Identify them Train staff on safe handling instructions Designate specific safe collection area and closed containers Dispose of hazardous waste in appropriate local facilities (contact local authorities)

15 Health & Safety Waste Handling and Storage Train staff on safe and hygienic procedures for handling and disposing of waste Store solid waste in a safe, sanitary place until it is picked up Keep the waste collection area clean and tidy to avoid hygiene problems+pests

16 Reduce GBA Hotels Examples (1 of 2) Love Food Hate Waste campaign at the staff canteen Food audit to understand and take action to adjust food quantities gringer

17 Reduce GBA Hotels Examples (2 of 2) Re-fill containers Reusable containers Montgomery Cty Division of Solid Waste Services Develop a procurement policy.

18 Reuse GBA Hotels examples Use left over soaps for cleaning purposes Re-use broken deck-chairs to construct other type of furniture Use of damaged sheets/tablecloths for making hand towels Donate and/or sell unwanted furniture 4nitsirk

19 Recycle GBA Hotels examples Effective Microorganisms and phasing out of selected chemical cleaning products Implementation of an efficient waste sorting system for recyclable items. Sale of segregated waste and utilisation of revenues for staff funds mjmonty Food waste to make organic compost for hotel grounds