Keen on Green

At MSE we are keen to be as environmentally friendly and eco conscious as possible. We recycle and have used minimal paper to reduce waste to ensure we maintain a paper free environment. We reduce energy costs and carbon footprint in every way we can. The hospitality industry across the board is demonstrating concern for the environment and working towards a better future for all. Recently the Hilton Heathrow Hotel has installed a waste2water digester which is an innovative system that turns wasted food into grey water that can then be recycled. This is a much needed change in light of recent statistics such as two thirds of people leave food on their plate because they are full and the fact that on average every person in the UK throws away their own body weight in rubbish every seven weeks.

The Hilton Hotel at London Heathrow airport will save “in excess of £30,000 per annum in waste management costs” due to this new innovative system. This is very significant move for a large multi national  hotel company and is cost effective, as disposal of waste is becoming more expensive: “food waste collection and disposal costs are increasing at an alarming 20 per cent per year”. The aim is to reduce this and to become  landfill free. Landfills are unsustainable and an inefficient way of disposing of waste and possibly one of the most environmentally damaging things we do.

There are many websites that offer practical and free advice for businesses and the hospitality sector on getting rid of waste efficiently, recycling and reducing the amount of waste they produce, including-

http://www.wrap.org.uk/hospitality/

http://www.nisp.org.uk/

http://www.zerowastescotland.org.uk/

It is certainly worth implementing some of the suggestions found here and investing in systems such as waste2water as the savings in the long term are major, not just in terms of money but also the environment.

The Hilton Hotel at London Heathrow airport is also planning to install light sensors and LED lights to save on energy costs and reduce their carbon footprint; they are setting a trend that hopefully many will follow.