Solid Waste Controls: Housekeeping
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Hotel guest rooms can generate large quantities of solid waste. This may take the form of newspaper, magazines, beverage cans, bottles from guests and room cleaning wastes. Beside the guests, the hotel housekeeping department itself is also responsible for waste accumulation or reduction from guest rooms.For example, the waste amount would be reduced if a bathroom shampoo, soap and lotion dispenser can be installed. An in-house television channel can be used to spread information on hotel and guest service instead of paper.
- Set up a solid waste reduction program
- Avoid plastic bags, using cloth bags for laundry
- Reuse worn towels, sheets for laundry bags or other purposes
- Purchase a dispensing system to replace amenities such as small portion plastic shampoo, soap and lotion containers
- Donate guest hangers which are no longer suitable for use to local dry cleaners
- Trade in used soaps to manufacturer and decrease purchasing costs
- Donate used soaps, linens, towels, blankets to local charitable organizations
- Sort and recycle glass, aluminum, paper and plastic wastes from guest rooms
- Collect used flowers in guest rooms and take to compost heap
- Collect all returnable empty minibar cans and bottles
- Collect all newspaper and magazines from guest rooms for recycling
- Use paper, envelopes and complimentary stationery made from recycled paper and materials
- Involve the housekeeping's employees in all stages of recycling program
- Contact local recycling coordinators
- Revise purchasing procedures, such as ordering exact amount
- Give guests information on the waste reduction program in your hotel
Labels: Know, Waste Management
Purchasing Management: Housekeeping
Monday, June 4, 2007
A well-designed and implemented purchasing practice in hotel housekeeping departments reduces the operational costs and volume of wastes. It is both economically and environmentally sound. Besides the basic room-cleaning crew, a housekeeping department usually also includes linen room and laundry service which have an enormous effect of purchasing activities.
The purchasing manager has a tremendous amount of responsibility not only for purchasing the room-cleaning supplies and laundry items, but also for controlling costs and minimizing the negative impacts being done to the environment. Good purchasing practice will have a long-term benefit for your housekeeping section and entire hotel.
Eco-Purchasing is a procurement strategy that reduces and controls the volume and toxicity of wastes, reduces costs and promotes recycling as well. An Eco-Purchasing program can successfully assist hotel purchasing managers reduce and control the volume and toxicity of wastes generated in housekeeping and reduce the total costs in hotels.
Eco-purchasing management tactics in housekeeping include:
* Purchase:
o Non-toxic inks for reducing hazardous waste and protecting employees
o Cleaning products with less hazardous constituents
o Sheets with a high thread count for longer wear
o Refillable bath soap, shampoo, hair rinse and hand lotion dispensers for guest rooms to eliminate soap pieces and plastic bottles
o Toilet and facial tissues and paper towels made from recycled paper fiber
o Recycled and recyclable housekeeping products
o Less-packaged housekeeping supplies
o Cleaning and laundry products in concentrated form, diluting and pouring into reusable containers for individual use
o Vacuum cleaners with reusable bags
o Housekeeping products made from recycled materials
o Energy-efficient room-cleaning and laundry equipment, such as washers, dryers, and vacuum cleaners
o Good quality and repairable housekeeping products
o In bulk only what and when the housekeeping department really needs
o Locally made products
* Minimize purchasing products containing environmentally harmful materials
* Be aware of the recycling symbol on any housekeeping supplies
* Avoid unnecessary purchasing
* Inform your suppliers about your Eco-Purchasing program
* Use venders or suppliers who take back reusable chemical containers and other waste packaging
* Keep all purchasing records in file
* Communicate and recommend the importance of the effective purchasing program, such as Eco-Purchasing to other hotel managers, employees or other hotels
Labels: Know, Purchasing
WOOD CARE
Friday, June 1, 2007
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EDUCATION REQUIREMENT FOR A HOUSEKEEPER
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Labels: Know
Housekeeping Basics
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Environmental Impacts Significant Environmental Aspects and Impacts – Housekeeping Department |
| Various activities in Housekeeping | Aspects | Environmental Impact | Significant Aspect |
| Cleaning of guest rooms, public areas, carpets, furniture, metal wares etc | Generation of solid waste, Consumption of hazardous chemicals as a cleaning agents | Land pollution | Release of non biodegradable chemicals |
| Replenishing the guest supplies in the rooms | Generation of used plastic bottles, soaps and soiled linen | Land pollution | Plastic waste |
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The above indicators are related to the good practices to enhance their energy and environment performance. |
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Taj Malabar - seeking Housekeeping Staff
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Taj Malabar is looking for House Keeping Team Members & Team Leaders (supervisors)
Applications are now invited for the position of Guest Services Associate & Guest Services Supervisor
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Labels: Jobs
What do Hotel House Keepers Do?
Hotel housekeepers clean the guestrooms and public areas of hotels, motels, and other kinds of lodgings.
They are also called roomkeepers, room attendants, room cleaners, or maids.
You see them pushing a trolley from room to room, pushing a cart filled with cleaning supplies as well as fresh sheets and towels, and stocks of plastic shower caps, shoe shine sponges, and little sewing kits.
