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The Beach Rotana
Abu Dhabi, has
implemented many
initiatives in the hotel
during 2012 resulting
in:
• Increase in recycled
waste by 1.7 times
from last year
• 50% decrease
in waste sent to
landfill
• 4% saving in water
consumption
• 7% saving in energy
consumption
• 35% saving in
chilled water
system
• 4.3% saving in
kitchen gas
• 60% saving
estimated in paper
consumption
Waste
In 2012, across Rotana hotels, we have
implemented a waste management
programme to eliminate, minimise wastes
at source as well as to reuse and to recycle
it. 70% of our hotels started monitoring
and reporting on general and recyclables
waste production and segregation.
Some of the achievements under this
programme include the increase of
recycled waste by more than 4 times, from
160 Tonnes in 2011 to 743 Tonnes in 2012.
Rotana is dealing with qualified waste
contractors in different countries to
further expand recycling and reducing
waste production by training our
colleagues and making recycling more
convenient and comprehensive for them.
We estimate that 80% of our colleagues
are trained on the waste management
programme and measures to reduce the
generation and enhance the recyclability
and reusability of waste.
We contract with several asset disposal
companies to recycle our e-Waste as well,
including computers, servers, printers,
network equipments and associated
components to divert it from landfill
disposal.
As for the food waste, a survey was done
for two months in our hotels to analyse
the quantity of food wasted per food
cover produced. Based on the relatively
high results, a reduction programme
was launched for all Food & Beverage
department colleagues to implement,
including a reporting and monitoring
system for the quantities of food waste per
cover per hotel.
Waste
Unit
2011
2012*
Total Weight of Non Hazardous
Waste for Landfill
Tonnes
9505
11054
Total Weight of Recycled Waste
Tonnes
160
745
Total Weight of Recycled Cans
Tonnes
4
26
Total Weight of Recycled Plastic
Tonnes
4
88
Total Weight of Recycled Papers
Tonnes
10
286
Total Weight of Recycled
Cardboards
Tonnes
66
368
Total Weight of Recycled Glass
Tonnes
8
13
*
30 hotels have implemented the Waste Management Programme
*
The number of landfill waste increased owing to the opening of five new hotels and additional
hotels started to report on waste generation
