January Sale Used kitchen oil is sent to a biodiesel plant for recycling and all packaging used to transport food produce is recycled by our suppliers and reused. You can read more about our current supplier Frylite about their commitment to sustainability and the environment by clicking the link Here
Sustainability
Environment
Enjoy a greener stay at The Spencer Hotel
The Spencer Hotel recognises that our business has an important role to play in protecting and enhancing the environment for future generations and to help secure the long-term sustainability of the tourism industry. It is our priority to encourage our customers, suppliers and all business associates to do the same.
The Spencer Hotel is committed to reducing its environmental impact through better efficiencies in the use of energy and the minimisation of waste, packaging and water usage.
RECYCLING
The hotel has a waste diversion rate of 80% from landfill . Each guest bedroom has recycling cards and bins, that encourage and show guests how to recycle in their bedrooms.
All plastic bottles used for hair and body products are recyclable and are refilled by our housekeeping department.
Environment-friendly cards in our bedrooms give guests the option to re-use towels and bed linen by following simple steps. In addition, our guests can opt for a ‘green clean’, allowing guests to opt for a more efficient and carbon neutral clean, reducing the use of chemicals and linen, and as a result reducing their own carbon footprint during their time at the hotel.
The hotel uses bio-degradable take away cups & straws which can be composted while the lid can be recycled. If guests would like to recycle their own waste, they are invited to separate their waste in the bedroom bins, ensuring waste is kept to a minimum. We also offer an option to donate their deposit return cans and bottles to our charity partner ‘Friends of the Earth’. You can read more about the efforts of our charity partner on their website Friends of the Earth
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Electricity, Gas and Water meters have been fitted in the hotel, to assist in monitoring and driving down energy consumption. The hotel uses LED lighting throughout the premises and uses sensor lighting, in meeting rooms, stairwells and back of house.
To date The Spencer Hotel has achieved an 18% reduction in electrical consumption and 20% reduction in gas consumption since 2019.
This has been achieved through surveying our electrical boards and installing 15 meters to selected boards. This allows us to continuously monitor electrical consumption and profile consumption on an hourly basis. We have also installed 3 meters on our gas and 2 meters on our water supply and monitor in the same way through our portal.
The hotel uses LED lighting throughout the premises and uses sensor lighting, in meeting rooms, stairwells and back of house.
We are continuously investing our Capex budget in upgrades to old plant in the hotel with new energy efficient models. Examples include upgrades to our AHU’s, Air Conditioning, and our Business Management System (BMS) in the hotel, all of which are helping to drive down energy consumption.
We are also in the process of switching our kitchen to induction as well as replacement of all pumps with smaller Variable Speed Drive (VSD) energy efficient type pumps and installing energy efficient condensing boilers in the future to drive our electrical and gas consumption down further.
Awareness and education on energy savings remains front and central to all communication to staff. We educate our staff to reduce, reuse and recycle, building awareness in their roles and how they contribute to the reduction in usage in their departments.
GUEST INFORMATION AND HOW TO TRAVEL SMARTER
As part of our commitment to a greener environment for all, The Spencer Hotel promotes greener travel options for all our guests, whether getting to the hotel or visiting the area. All of our guests are provided with sustainable travel options and things to do in the area when requested. In addition to this, the team encourage electric modes of transport when required as a standard, to reduce carbom emissions in the city from petrol and diesel modes of transport. For more information on what to do in the area and how to get there a little greener, you can click on the link below.
ACCREDITATION
We have partnered with Green Tourism, a hospitality specialist environment accreditation partner. Green Tourism complete “Energy & Sustainability Audits” at all our hotels, with each hotel gaining accreditation as part of this process. These audits are helping us prioritise the areas we need to action, and gain accreditation.
If you have any queries on our Sustainability Policy at the hotel please contact us on Tel: +353 (0)1 4338800 or email reservations@thespencerhotel.com
