Grand Hyatt in Melbourne has been awarded the ‘Hyatt Thrive Leadership Award for Excellence in Environmental Sustainability’, recognising the hotel’s commitment to environmental conservation through the implementation of Oklin’s food waste composter supplied by our Australian partner – Closed Loop. Grand Hyatt is the first five star hotel in Victoria to implement this sustainable recycling program. The … Continued
Gambling in Macau has been legal since the 1850s when the Portuguese government legalised the activity in the autonomous colony. Since then, Macau has become known worldwide as the “Gambling capital of the world” or “Monte Carlo of the Orient”. Gambling tourism is Macau’s biggest source of revenue, making up about 50% of the economy. With the entry of large foreign casinos from Las Vegas and Australia, … Continued
Grand Hyatt Melbourne has been announced as a finalist in the Large Business category for the 2017 Premier’s Sustainability Awards for reducing their food waste through an Oklin’s Closed Loop Organics Unit initiative to be announced at the awards ceremony hosted by media personality Charlie Pickering on Thursday 26th October at the Plaza Ballroom in … Continued
Oklin’s GG10s composting machine was installed at the premises of Hotel and Camping in Salzkammergut, a famous tourist area near Salzburg City. BERAU am Wolfgangsee is a hotel and campsite that overlooks the Wolfgangsee lake, situated near the quaint market town of St. Wolfgang and the Postalm ski resort. The GG10s is equipped to handle the … Continued
A video that depicts the operation of Oklin’s composter at Sheraton Schipol in Amsterdam.
Rotana hotel Management Corporation was founded in 1992 opening their first property, Beach Rotana – Abu Dhabi in 1993. Rotana has expanded from two properties in 1003 to 48 properties in 2013 in 20 cities. The Rotana sustainability journey started in 2012 with an aim to “Respect and Protect” the people and the planet by … Continued
Healesville Hotel has recently been awarded the prestigious accolade of Best Regional Restaurant in Victoria, Australia’s Yarra Valley. The hotel is now taking another step in its culinary progression with the installation of a Closed Loop Organic composting unit to compost food waste onsite. After installing the food waste composting unit, Healesville Hotel converts approximately … Continued
Ajman, the smallest emirate in the UAE, disposes 600 tonnes of waste to landfills everyday – an alarming number for a state with a population of 240,000. Iftikhar Hamdani, general manager at Ramada Hotel & Suites Ajman, realized that his hotel generates 950kg of food waste, where the kitchen produces 60% of the waste. Hamdani focused … Continued
Beach Rotana Abu Dhabi has launched the first food composting machine within the Rotana Group and Abu Dhabi. The machine will help the hotel reduce solid food waste to landfill by up to 90% by transforming the waste into organic fertiliser. The energy-efficient machine is fully automatic and a complete process takes 24 hours from … Continued