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knowledge that you’ve played your part in a hefty 40
per cent carbon emission reduction.n GRAND HYATT SINGAPORE
Situated in the middle of one of Asia’s busiest
commercial centres, Grand Hyatt Singapore serves
in excess of 5,000 exquisite dishes a day. All of which,
regardless of impeccable taste and presentation,
leave a considerable amount of leftovers. Well,
that was until the hotel joined forces with Biomax
Technologies and Meiko Clean Solutions and installed
a state-of-the-art waste recycling system. Today, the
upshot is that every crumb and morsel consigned to
the waste bin gets magically transformed into organic
fertiliser in less than a day. If that wasn’t enough
food-focussed wizardry, the property was also among
the first in Asia to be awarded certification for its
efforts in using sustainable seafood stocks and its
guarantee of traceable sources.n HYATT REGENCY MAUI RESORT AND SPA
This beach-facing hotel is keeping the natural
beauty and magic of Maui alive through its unique
green initiatives. Also a recipient of LEED-EBOM
Silver Certification, Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and
Spa recently set up one of Hawaii’s largest solar
panel systems. The panels provide for the property’s
power needs, equivalent to that consumed by 158
island homes. The photovoltaic system’s reduction
of harmful CO2 emissions is akin to removing over
100 cars from the roads for good.n HYATT REGENCY PUNE
The first Hyatt property in Pune has in place Hyatt
Earth—Hyatt’s environmental programme to protect
the planet and conserve resources. With the use of
windmill energy, solar panels and rainwater
harvesting, the hotel is dedicated to environmental
protection. More recently, the hotel teamed up with
Israel-based Phoebus Energy to install technology that
has reduced the consumption of diesel for water
heating by 90 per cent annually—big numbers in the
world of CO2 reduction.n HYATT REGENCY O’HARE
A WasteWise certified hotel, the hotel has set a record
for recycling cardboard used in its premises—some
14,000 pounds per month. Their Commingle
Compactor can recycle plastic, glass and cans as well.
Also, the property has installed a food digester
machine that converts waste into grey energy—
around 2,000 pounds each month, with the compost
generated every four weeks, adding 3,000 pounds to
the tally. The hotel prides itself on low consumption of
electricity and about 7,000 plants throughout the
building that oxygenate the air naturally.Clockwise: You can take
an on-property, self-
guided sustainability
tour at Hyatt Regency
Maui Resort and Spa;
Grand Hyatt Singapore
has a range of eco-
friendly corporate
initiatives to reduce its
carbon footprint; Hyatt
Regency O’Hare has
received WasteWise
certification from the
Environmental
Protection Agency, US;
in 2015, Hyatt Regency
Greenwich introduced a
hyper-efficient fuel cell
to cut its energy costs
and generate its own
electricity on-site.
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