Our recycling Story- Green Leadership -

From February 2010 - 98% landfill

To October 2010

98%- recycling and 100% non landfillCraig Rawding – Chief Engineer

BJ Schreuder – General Manager

Our environmental policies

Marriott International

As a worldwide leader in the hospitality industry with over 3500 hotels, Marriott International is committed to the responsibility of protecting the

environment for our associates, our guests and our communities. By implementing a wide range of environmental solutions across Marriott's

hospitality portfolio, we intend to increase our efforts every year to conserve and protect global natural resources. In every community, we will continually expand awareness and action among our associates and will

respond to the environmental interests of our guests.

Mr. Bill Marriott

President and Chief Operating Officer

Core agenda key actions

Compliance 

To meet the requirements of relevant legislation in the countries and regions in which we operate. Also work in conjunctions with our partner Green Tourism for the UK to achieve our goals.

Associate engagement

To implement hotel based Environmental teams to ensure the environmental awareness of our workforce, encouraging every associate to act in an environmentally responsible manner and actively participate in local initiatives.

Continuous efficiency improvement 

To improve the environmental performance of our processes and systems through usage of new technologies in order to reduce the usage of electricity, gas and water more efficiently, thus optimizing our use of natural resources.

Waste management

To promote the recovery, recycling and reuse of our products and to work with our waste management partner “ACM” to achieve these measured results.

Targets, Monitoring & reporting 

Set challenging environmental targets for each property, monitor and audit performance and to report progress on a regular basis, as set out in the Green Tourism for UK operating standards.

Suppliers & contractors 

To encourage suppliers and contractors to behave with sound environment manners and where possible source ethical, fair trade and other socially responsible products.

Local communities & biodiversity 

Actively support our local communities and other interested parties on environmental issues and to respect the general environment within Greater London.

Vision:to become the “greenest” hotel in the South of the UK

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Portsmouth Marriott HotelEnvironmental Team

Mission: * To promote our environmental activities in and outside the Marriott Portsmouth Hotel.

* Engage all hotel associates in all our activities.* Leverage this commitment through accreditation of the “Green Tourism Scheme”.

*Engage with and contractors “ACM” to support a better waste segregation. * To reduce energy consumption consistently compared to last year’s actual statistics

Designed own Guest room bin

Standard Marriott Fireproof Metal bin.

Insert from Autenrieb, GermanyPrice: nr 11307- Euro 4,47

Waste separation system "baby", red, capacity 1,5 L - WxHxD 196x150x112 mmPractical garbage insert for waste separation, non-flammablesafety plastic, to be used with all round bins without roll-over rim.

Step 1

Our bed rooms

We recycle:

• Cans, Plastic bottles

• Paper, Cardboard

Can you please support us !

Please use this container for all other non recyclables including food items,

pens, used tissues, crisp packets, wrapping plastic, nappies etc.

Sample guest room waste bin stickers

Customer feedback:

• “great idea”

• “We will support”

• “Impressed you are on 98% recycling”

• “You are further then our company”.

• One guest put a note on red bin on his filled laundry bag apologizing for the amount of non recyclables he produced during his stay !!

Step 2

re-designing our Housekeeping trolley’s by our own engineers to hold one recycling bag Green and one general waste Yellow

Step 3 our canteen

Bins from Lockhart UK

Step 4 - our meeting rooms-

These bins are also used in all offices

Step 5 our kitchen bins

Red is general waste, Yellow is food waste

Green is recycle waste

Step bins from Lockhart UK

Step 6 Stewarding Area

Stewarding clearing Station,

General Waste with strong magnets to catch cutlery

Stewarding clearing Station,

Food Waste with strong magnets to catch cutlery

Magnets from Lockhart

Step 6 our outside recycling area

Our Compactor before 98 % land fill, now used for recycling items only.Before emptied once every 1.5 week, now every 6 weeks, everything is now recycling, savings !!

Our general waste now, only one 1.100 litre bin per week, 75 KG to land fill

Our new food waste disposal including primary packaging !!

PDM Group, a BIO mass recycling facility, picking up the full bins twice a week.

Step 7

• Our support and idea’s from our Environment and Energy committee

• Our training for all associates• Commitment from all associates• Poster’s for all departments and recycle

area’s• Daily Monitoring by supervisor’s and

managers checking bins.• Accountability by department

Green Basics of the day

Kitchen waste including primary packaging

General waste non recycling

for

Canteen, F&B outlets only. Same procedure as before, 3 glass containers outside including marmalade jar’s

Meat, Vegetables, Fruits etc. also with their original primary

packaging only when food is left in the packaging. Otherwise, clean plastic in recycle, dirty in General

waste Coffee powder including paper filter, Tee bags, Tetra packs with Juice only , flowers, candle wax, Housekeeping soaps only, food bin-liners, Ind. Butter portions, blue kitchen

paper, no cleaning liquids

blue paper towel to clean table tops with cleaning liquid, Floor sweepings, general dirt, dirty, pampers/nappies, filters, Hoover bags, sponges, cigarette buds, old rags, broken glass and china, hair spray, aerosols/deodorant, insides of pens, make up, crisp bags “non recycling”, Tip-Ex pots, used markers, balloons, broken jewellery, used cotton buds, hygiene bags, tooth picks, dirty empty bacon, meat and bags/containers and all items too solid to be recycled.

Aluminium cans, non confidential papers, toilet rolls, tissue boxes, paper hand towels, news papers, magazines, plastic wrappings, books, empty plastic bottles, clean yoghurt pots, clean shampoo bottles, plastic packaging, washed out tins, small cardboard items (large pieces to Trevor), empty cleaning liquid bottles, plastic canteen cups, plastic file dividers, plastic lighters, plastic coat hangers iron coat hangers, covers from marmalade jars, Starbucks Take away cups including lids, paper napkins, coasters and lids. Tetra packs empty, dry clean plastic, clean film

To Engineering:

Used Batteries, broken hair straighteners and small

broken electrical equipment

Clean all items first !!

To Concierge:

All chargers for electrical equipment or Lost and

Found in Housekeeping

New Update

20 April 2010

for

Plastic Coffee cups, Aluminium cans, non confidential papers, toilet rolls, tissue boxes, paper hand towels, news papers, magazines,

plastic wrappings, books, empty plastic bottles, clean yoghurt pots, clean shampoo bottles, plastic packaging, washed out tins,

small cardboard items (large pieces to Trevor), empty cleaning liquid bottles, plastic

file dividers, plastic lighters, plastic coat hangers iron coat hangers, covers from

marmalade jars, Starbucks Take away cups including lids, paper napkins, coasters and lids. Tetra packs empty, dry clean plastic,

clean film.

New 20.4.2010

Sticker’s

We also recycle the following:

• Fluorescent Light tubes, all to Engineering• Batteries, all to Engineering• Light bulbs, all to Engineering• Plastic kitchen crates• Card board with own bailer, 80 KG per week• Bottles in separated in 3 colours, 300 KG per week

Voted:

Overall Best Green Hotel for Marriott UK South for 2010

Latest news

Our first Award : the only Marriott Hotel in the UK with the Gold award

Stuart Brain GTBS grading assessor for the site said

“It is a great achievement that Portsmouth Marriott has achieved a GOLD grading on the latest version of the Green Tourism Business. The new scheme criteria are more demanding as environmental technology has improved and guest’s expectations of green businesses have increased in recent years.  I was impressed with their commitment to good environmental practise in all areas and they are exemplary in waste and energy management. It’s great to see a big hotel leading the way in its field”

Inspiring the World through Green Meetings

Marriott International aspires to be the global leader that demonstrates how responsible hospitality management can be a positive force for t he environment and create economic opportunities around the world,

in the communities where we work and live!

Marriott Hotels and Resorts InternationalReplaced light bulbs with energy -efficient bulbs and LED lighting

Installed low -flow showerheads and toiletsIntroduced water/energy saving linen programLinen and Towel re -use program in bedrooms

Operates the most ENERGY STAR®certified properties in the industry in the US as part of Marriott ’s portfolio of brandsInvolves its global workforce in eco -volunteerism

Meetings and Events Internationally100% Recycled Note PadsPens made from Recycled materials

Eco-Friendly Water Service in jugs or recycle bottlesMeeting Room Recycling

On-Line Event Menus and BrochuresOrganic Flowers (upon request)Recyclable Box Lunch ProgramPaperless billing

Portsmouth Marriott Hotel -specific

Gold Award from Green Business Tourism Scheme 201098% recycling of the total hotel waste avoiding 98% landfill98% recycling from all meeting rooms

Installed window films in bedrooms to reduce heat combined withcurtain closing program

Offer green apples in all standard Meeting packagesAC can be controlled in each meeting room

Window films installed to reduce heath to enter meeting rooms.Recycling bins in all meeting rooms to encourage recyclingOffice paper, plastic, food bottles, glass is recycledMeeting rooms/coffee breaks setup with water carafes, recycling bottles.

Usage of green office / meeting -presenter kit.Water conserving 1.6 pgftoilets in all guest rooms

Fair trade Coffee from Starbucks and KencoFluorescent Lights in meeting roomsLinen free buffets

Recycle paper napkins and coasters FSC certifiedMotion sensors in public toilets

Only recyclable plastic serving equipment used.

Our Latest addition in January 2011

Green Meetings

Thank you for your attention

• Any questions ?