Environmental Management System of

Hotel Amaya Hills

About Hotel Amaya Hills Commenced its business operations in1997 Currently the hotel owns 106 hotel rooms , 2 Banquet

halls & a night club Hotel situated in the hill capital of the island in a forestry

area of HEERASSAGALA Currently around 200 employees are employed

Business process of Amaya Hills

Business process comes under four sectors Front office Kitchen Housekeeping Food and beverage

Pollution……???????

Main causes of environmental pollution in Hotel Amaya hills

Solid waste Waste water Air emissions/

Pollution Noise/ vibration

1. Solid waste

Solid wastes are any discarded or abandoned materials. Solid wastes can be solid, liquid, and semi-solid or containerized gaseous material.

Food Scrap

Plastic

Main types of wastes in the hotel

Papers

Yard waste

Glass waste

Metal waste

2. Waste water Wastewater is water that has been adversely

affected in quality by anthropogenic influence Waste water comes from

Kitchen Canteen Laundry Washrooms

3. Air Pollution

Air pollution occurs when the air contains gases, dust, fumes or odor in harmful amounts.

Cleaning supplies, Synthetic materials, paints and pesticides release toxic air pollutants .

Smoke releasing from kitchen and vehicles.

4. Noise/ vibrations

From air conditioners Night club music Cabarets From the machines in the kitchen, laundry and From

machines use in the gardensEx-

Lawn mowers Blender Machines

What is EMS An EMS is a framework that helps a company to

achieve its environmental goals through consistent control of its operations.

EMS regarding Hotel Amaya Hills Has obtained the environmental protection license from central

environment authority

Amaya Hills implement EMS in the areas of Solid waste Wastewater Air emissions Noise/ vibrations

EMS regarding Solid waste Conducts a new project to separate different types of

solid waste. Type of solid waste Example Disposing methodFood Scrap food scrap producing from

kitchen Give foods for pig farm in Peradeniya

Plastic Water and soda bottles, Detergent bottles

Sell all plastic waste to recycling companies.

Papers Waste from office premises, food wrappers etc.

Sell all paper waste to recycling companies.

Yard waste Waste from garden, park used to make their own compost

Metal Waste bars, turnings, rods, sheets, wire

uses to produce their own equipment & Sell them to companies

Glass waste liquid glass bottles, mirrors, glass cups

selling to the recycling companies.

Other Waste. Rubber, wood, leather, textile, inorganic waste

uses to produce their own equipment & Sell them to companies

Amaya hill conducts a new project that separate different types of waste

EMS regarding Wastewater

In hotel Amaya hills they use very organized, effective & efficient water treatment plant to dispose waste water.

This water treatment plant contain two major parts One part is known as grease trap. It is situated in the hotel

premises. All kitchen waste water is send to this equalization tanks. This is used to remove oil and grease from wastewater.

Wa ter tre atm en t p roce ss

Other part or main water treatment plant situated in 1 km away from the hotel.

USES OF TREATED WATER The treated water is mainly used for gardening purposes

Air Pollution

Smoke that is generated from the kitchen sent out through the chimneys according to the standards of the Central Environmental Authority( Chimney should be at least 30 feet tall)

Noise/ vibrations

Sound proof walls ( Rough walls) Using of noise proofing carpets Use of proper sound emitting systems.

Weak points in EMS

Chemicals that are used for gardening and other cleaning is high

Yet the purified water is used only for gardening Not use any other power generating methods such

as sola power and bio gases

Recommendations1. Water

• use recycled water for other washing purposes• use almost every disposing waste water to the treatment

plant to treat• use rain water for gardening• Design the land to prevent from soil erosion and retain the

required moisture in plants

Recommendations cont.…2. Solid Waste

• Buy in bulk to avoid excess packaging• Replace disposable items with reusable ones. Ex: Use ceramic

mugs instead of Styrofoam cups• Install refillable shampoo and soap dispensers in bathrooms

rather than using disposable plastic bottles or individual bars of soap.

• Use only reusable dishes in restaurants and employee cafeteria

• Use washable hats and aprons for kitchen employee instead of disposable paper ones.

• Buy more durable, long lasting products• Use rechargeable batteries• Use proper disposing methods to dispose script grease and oil

waste from water treatment plant

Recommendations cont.…4. Air• Use vehicles that have passed the eco test.

5.Noise • Separation of noise sensitive areas, like guest rooms or meeting

rooms from noise generating areas. • Inspect, repair and maintain the air conditioning system and

ventilation system.

conclusion

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