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Quetta Serena Hotel, Pakistan

q Waste Minimisation, reuse and recycling

Compost manufactured out of waste product from the kitchen and other biodegradable ingredients
Recycle materials such as bottles, tins and cans, plastics etc (average 4086 kg's per month)
Food requisitions strictly based on occupancy forecast to minimise wastage
Replaced paper laundry bags with washable cloth bags

+ Energy efficiency, conservation and management

Hotel has been divided into various zones and light bulbs have been replaced with energy savers

External areas (100 watt bulbs replaced with 60 watt bulbs)

Quantity of bulbs

Previous consumption per hour

Previous consumption per day (5 hrs)

Previous consumption per month

Present consumption per day

Saving per day

300

30 units

150 units

4500 units

90 units

60 units

Lobby (100 watt bulbs replaced with Energy savers of 20 watts)

Quantity of bulbs

Previous consumption per hour

Previous consumption per day (12 hrs)

Previous consumption per month

Present consumption per day

Saving per day

60

6 units

72 units

2160 units

14.5 units

57.5 units

Master switches of televisions placed in unoccupied rooms are permanently switched off

Effective departmental control on energy consumption in their respective areas through sub-metres

Ø Management of fresh water resources

Areas of the hotel were selected to reduce water consumption

Staff lockers - Automatic flush tank above urinals in staff lockers and guest area toilets

Previous consumption per flush	Previous consumption per day on every 10 minute cycle	Total consumption of 4 urinals per day	Total consumption of 4 urinals per day on 30 min cycle	Saving per day	Saving per month
18 litres	2160 litres	2160 x 4 = 8640 litres	3456 litres	5184 litres	155520 litres

Guest rooms - WC tank levels reduced from 12.5 litres to 8 litres per flush

Previous consumption per flush	Present consumption per flush	Saving per flush	Saving per day per room on 6 time working	Saving per month per room	Saving per month on 35% occupancy
12.5 litres	08 litres	4.5 litres	27 litres	810 litres	40,500 litres

K Transport

All hotel vehicles are regularly tuned to prevent damaging emissions by the Chief Engineer
Contracted vehicle rentals are inspected first by the engineer for emissions

H Land use planning and management

Trees are planted on a yearly basis (5000 trees of different types were planted by the employees in various parts of the city)
Special care is taken to preserve delicate plants during the severe winter months
Negotiations underway with a local nursery to utilise available space to grow indoor plants and to seed for growing purposes

" Involving staff, customers and communities in environmental issues

Participated in Environmental Day 'Walk a Cause' involving locals, employees and school children
Member of the Serena Environmental Society which organised a declamation on Environmental Protection
Serena Environmental Society conducted the Hanna Lake Litter clean up with the help of employees from the hotel and 175 students from the local schools (collected 200 kgs litter)
The hotel helped to set up waste camps organised at various schools

C Protection of air quality

Environmentally friendly insect sprays

o Environmentally sensitive purchasing policy

Ozone friendly sprays and air fresheners are used throughout the hotel
Paper laundry bags replaced with plastic laundry bags
Butter paper wrappings have replaced all plastic food wrapping
Washable renexe garbage bags have been introduced in the kitchen (saving 380kgs plastic bags)
Re-usable bottles and chinaware purchased where possible

Quetta Serena Hotel

Pakistan

Quantity of bulbs	Previous consumption per hour	Previous consumption per day (5 hrs)	Previous consumption per month	Present consumption per day	Saving per day
300	30 units	150 units	4500 units	90 units	60 units

Quantity of bulbs	Previous consumption per hour	Previous consumption per day (12 hrs)	Previous consumption per month	Present consumption per day	Saving per day
60	6 units	72 units	2160 units	14.5 units	57.5 units