CASE STUDY 3
The Hotel:
Westin Abu Dhabi Golf Resort and Spa
The Leader:
Sebastien Weyer, director of engineering
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Objective:
The Westin Abu Dhabi Golf Resort and Spa is piloting a machine that turns food waste into a nutritious fertiliser in a one-time cycle of 10 hours. The Korean-developed machine supplied to the Westin Abu Dhabi by Union Paper Mills, has been in operation since March 20, 2013. It reduces the food waste from the hotel to a dry, high grade fertiliser.
Strategy:
Starwood Hotels & Resorts goal was to reduce energy consumption by 30% and water consumption by 20% by 2020. Staff are trained to separate all food waste from general waste resulting in the collection of approximately 225kg of food waste from the six restaurants and staff cafeteria across the hotel per day.
Results:
The carbon foot print associated with the transportation of the waste has reduced, the fees associated with the waste management company that used to remove the waste have gone down, and the hotel has reduced its food waste down to one-third its original weight. The Westin Abu Dhabi is now reducing the current outgoing waste by 1.1m³ per day.
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