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ASIAN HOTELS AND PROPERTIES PLC AnnuAl RepoRt 2012/13

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PASSION sustainability report85 <strong>ASIAN</strong> <strong>HOTELS</strong> <strong>AND</strong> <strong>PROPERTIES</strong> <strong>PLC</strong>Annual Report <strong>2012</strong> /<strong>13</strong>• Green cards are placed in guest rooms stating that linen will only be changed at the request of the guest. “Save the Planet” cards are alsoplaced in the rooms depicting 50 ways of saving the planet for awareness of the guests.• All executives are entitled to laundry facilities and clothes will only be accepted when brought in the cloth bags provided by the hotel, therebyencouraging the use of environmental friendly products.• The plastic containers for shampoo, shower gel, conditioner and lotion are given for recycling.• The Hotel only deals with waste collectors that are registered with the Central Environmental Authority.• Paper-based TV guides were replaced with digital guides in order to save paper and unnecessary wastage.• Regular seminars and campaigns are held for our suppliers, with emphasis on water, waste, energy management, environmentally friendlysourcing and packaging.• Newspapers are provided to guests only on request to reduce paper waste.The table below highlights some of the results of the initiatives listed above:Item Description Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Total12 3 4Wet Garbage(KGs)Collected by three piggery farms to feed the pigs 152,871 229,604 243,817 199,155 825,447Kitchen Used Oil(KGs)Plastic andPolythene (KGs)Used for the hotel’s boilers 1,089 1,451 1,721 2,022 6,283Given to Central Environmental Authority listed collectors forrecycling3,558 6,448 5,435 5,080 20,521Paper (KGs)Given to Central Environmental Authority listed collectors forrecycling4,481 6,339 6,263 5,876 22,959Glass bottles(KGs)Given to Piramal Glass Company for recycling 1,626 5,720 9,984 5,216 22,546HazardousWaste (KGs)(E-Waste and CFLand Tube Bulbs)All E-Waste is collected by "ThinkGreen" and all CFL andTube Bulbs are collected by "Orange". Both Companies areregistered with the Central Environmental Authority65 27 66 101 259Metal Tins andCans (KGs)Given for recycling to the same collector as Plastic andPolythene179 872 383 415 1,849Composting (KGs) Composting is processed in the hotel and used for the gardenareas815 8,529 9,389 10,836 29,569Landfill Waste(KGs)Given to the Colombo Municipal Council for dumping 32,400 32,400 32,400 32,400 129,600Total Waste 1,059,033Total Waste Recycled and Reused: 88% 929,658Total Waste sent for landfill: 12% 129,375

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