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Sustainability Is Good For Business: Housekeeping Department

The document discusses how the housekeeping department of a hotel can improve sustainability efforts to reduce environmental impact. It provides recommendations for reducing energy and water usage in laundry operations, such as line drying towels when possible, bulk purchasing concentrated detergents, and ensuring washing machines are fully loaded. It also presents a case study of a hotel that saved water and energy costs by reusing water from air conditioners for ironing and line drying linen on sunny days. The document encourages creating an action plan to reduce resources in operations by listing potential actions and outlining requirements.

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Sustainability Is Good For Business: Housekeeping Department

The document discusses how the housekeeping department of a hotel can improve sustainability efforts to reduce environmental impact. It provides recommendations for reducing energy and water usage in laundry operations, such as line drying towels when possible, bulk purchasing concentrated detergents, and ensuring washing machines are fully loaded. It also presents a case study of a hotel that saved water and energy costs by reusing water from air conditioners for ironing and line drying linen on sunny days. The document encourages creating an action plan to reduce resources in operations by listing potential actions and outlining requirements.

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Sustainability is Good for Business

HOUSEKEEPING DEPARTMENT
Introduction

– Our customers are looking for accommodation that is


working to improve its sustainability and reduce negative
environmental impact

– The hotel is making efforts to reduce its water and energy


consumption and to minimise the production of waste

– All departments are able to contribute to this effort


Laundry – Energy Reduction

– Line dry towels and linen whenever possible

– Consider low temperature wash formulas

– Sort towels and linens into different loads as


they require different wash types and drying
times

– If dryers must be used


– Clean lint trap on dryers at least once a day
– Select drying time based on type of load

– Operate flat irons at full capacity


Laundry – Water Reduction

– Separate and pre-treat soiled or stained


items to reduce need for re-washing

– Sort towels and linens into different loads


as they require different wash types and
drying times

– Ensure machines are fully loaded at rated


capacity
Laundry – Waste Minimisation

– Bulk purchase detergents in


concentrated form to be diluted on site
to avoid excessive size of packaging
and transportation of heavier than
necessary materials

– Line drying reduces the wear on


fabrics and therefore reduces the
frequency that they have to be
replaced.
Case Study:
Jetwing Vil Uyana, Sigiriya, Sri Lanka

– Water from air conditioners is being


re-used in the laundry for steam irons
– This has reduced the need to purchase
distilled water by 960 litres therefore
reducing water wastage by the same
amount and saving the hotel Rs.38,500
(approx €250) per annum

– Linen is line dried on sunny days


– From January 2010 to September 2010 (9
months) air drying of 12,465 kg of linen
saved electricity worth Rs.107,500 (€700)
and Gas worth Rs.121,500 (€800)
Action Planning

– Discuss what options there are for reducing


energy, water and waste in your operations

– create a list of potential actions


– who needs to be involved to ensure that
these actions can take place?
– how quickly do you anticipate these
actions being put into place?
– will any further training be required?
MAKING
A WORLD
OF DIFFERENCE…

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