Effective waste disposal is just as crucial to our business as how we choose, purchase, and use resources. We are committed to being more mindful of the waste we generate, ensuring that our disposal practices are responsible and sustainable. By focusing on reducing, reusing and recycling, we aim to minimize our environmental impact and create a more eco-friendly workplace.
GO PAPERLESS
Going paperless to reduce our environmental impact has been a major goal for Main Office and Reception at each Canbe property. To help us achieve this goal we have invested in digital sign pads, which allows us to stop printing most of our documents including the registration cards guests are required to sign at check-in. The result? We are saving about 21,000 sheets of A4 paper per year! We also now encourage guests to email their receipt instead of printing it, as well as limit the number of printed pages per guest. When it comes to internal procedures, the same logic applies. Employee contracts, partner T&Cs, and other documents are all now signed online.
RECYCLING
Our bins are all separated into general waste and recyclables, to make sure our waste disposal process is done correctly to reduce environmental impact.
REDUCE & REUSE
Reduce our waste, reuse where possible, and dispose of any waste the right way. Our bins are separated into general waste and recyclables. We advise our guests to separate their waste like this also. All food left behind in our properties that is still within the expiration date is put on a "Shared Food" shelf to reduce waste.
EMBRACING SUSTAINNABILITY
Our Reception team will recommend the most sustainable practices whenever possible. We encourage our guests where possible to use the digital version of maps and information brochures for tours and tourist attractions.
BATTERY & ELECTRONIC DISCHARGE
When not disposed correctly, batteries can be toxic to the environment and damage other waste as well, preventing them from being reused. When disposed of correctly, they can be highly recycled and reused, reducing environment impact. At Canbe, we make sure to dispose of our batteries and electronic devices through WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Ireland. This non-profit organisation is committed to delivering cost-effective compliance on behalf of its Producer Members and has worked since 2005 on quality recycling solutions for Producers, Distributors, and Consumers of WEEE and waste batteries. A WEEE disposal box can be found at Reception to help our guests dispose of these items safely.
CONSUMPTION
Our main goal here is to reduce the use of plastic as much as possible. According to the Global Tourism Plastic Initiative, the goal is to work to eliminate the plastic items we don’t need; innovate so all plastics we do need are designed to be safely reused, recycled, or composted; and circulate everything we use to keep it in the economy and out of the environment. All our buying procedures have been restructured to help us achieve this goal.
