Eco-friendly: Recycling and Housekeeping Operations
“Housekeeping operations are turning eco-friendly.” Discuss.
According to Kasavana, 2008 said that there have many specific great efforts in the hospitality industry which have provided the basis for some firms or company gaining a competitive advantage through enhanced imaging based on conservation and sustainability initiatives over the past several years. Therefore, nowadays, some views from every aspect of the hospitality industry are being impacted by this movement or development. It can evidence by Web sites and directories promoting green travel destinations, green hotels, green restaurants, green meeting facilities, green convention centres, as well as green suppliers. Today, the hotel in every country is trying to implement the green practices which will protect the mankind and nature from the diverse effect of synthetic chemicals either used at homes, offices and factories. The hotel that success to get the Green Hotel Certificate will named as “Ecotels”. Ecotels can be defined as “green hotels” which means that earth-friendly or eco-sensitive hotels that characteristic innovative and creativeness programmes for conserving natural resources, reducing waste, minimizing pollution, and maximizing sustainability. In addition, housekeeping is an operational department in a hotel which to bear the responsibility in cleanliness, maintenance, aesthetic upkeep of room, publics area, back area and the surrounding of the hotel (G.Raghubalan, 2009). Therefore, there are many advantages can be used if housekeeping operations are turning eco-friendly.
One of the advantages of housekeeping operations are turning eco-friendly is it can towards the environment. Green Cleaning can be simply defined as cleaning that it has a reduced impact on the environment. This is because green cleaning products poses no harm to the environment. Normally, green cleaning products are made from renewable natural resources. In addition, it also can help hotels to reduced cost and
According to Kasavana, 2008 said that there have many specific great efforts in the hospitality industry which have provided the basis for some firms or company gaining a competitive advantage through enhanced imaging based on conservation and sustainability initiatives over the past several years. Therefore, nowadays, some views from every aspect of the hospitality industry are being impacted by this movement or development. It can evidence by Web sites and directories promoting green travel destinations, green hotels, green restaurants, green meeting facilities, green convention centres, as well as green suppliers. Today, the hotel in every country is trying to implement the green practices which will protect the mankind and nature from the diverse effect of synthetic chemicals either used at homes, offices and factories. The hotel that success to get the Green Hotel Certificate will named as “Ecotels”. Ecotels can be defined as “green hotels” which means that earth-friendly or eco-sensitive hotels that characteristic innovative and creativeness programmes for conserving natural resources, reducing waste, minimizing pollution, and maximizing sustainability. In addition, housekeeping is an operational department in a hotel which to bear the responsibility in cleanliness, maintenance, aesthetic upkeep of room, publics area, back area and the surrounding of the hotel (G.Raghubalan, 2009). Therefore, there are many advantages can be used if housekeeping operations are turning eco-friendly.
One of the advantages of housekeeping operations are turning eco-friendly is it can towards the environment. Green Cleaning can be simply defined as cleaning that it has a reduced impact on the environment. This is because green cleaning products poses no harm to the environment. Normally, green cleaning products are made from renewable natural resources. In addition, it also can help hotels to reduced cost and
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