Global – Hilton Worldwide has announced a new recycling programme in co-ordination with the installation of new Serta mattresses and box springs. Under the scheme, approximately 85% of the hotel group’s mattresses and box springs will be recycled into various products rather than being diverted to landfill.
‘Our hotels have purchased more than 50 000 mattresses in the past two years in the USA alone,’ notes Randy Gaines, Vice President – Engineering Operations for the Americas at Hilton Worldwide. ‘This programme presents a great opportunity for our hotels globally, offers a cost saving to owners and underscores Hilton Worldwide’s commitment to further reduce our waste output.’
In partnership with Virginia- based DH Hospitality, mattresses will be recycled into, among other products, steel springs, tools, construction materials, wood and cotton fibres for oil filters, mats and stuffing. DH Hospitality – a turnkey provider of recycling, installation, liquidation, transportation and warehousing services across the USA – will install and remove mattresses for Hilton’s properties. It will ensure that all components of the mattresses and box springs are being recycled, not resold or re-covered, by requiring recycling centres to provide a certificate of recycling.
Last month, Hilton Worldwide reported in its 2011 results package that its five-year goal of reducing waste by 20% had been achieved two years ahead of schedule.
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