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Little green steps:
Five for us and five for you
Being sustainable is about lots of small daily actions
adding up to a big impact. When it comes to our
rooms, the responsibility is largely ours. But did
you know you can help, too?
Here are 昀椀ve things we are doing to make
our pubs a more sustainable stay in little ways.
1. We’re green powered
100% of our electricity now comes from renewable
sources, plus we’ve started rolling out solar panels
(昀椀ngers crossed for sunny days) and EV charging
points across our pubs.
2. We’re switch-off saviours
It’s the job of the Sustainability Champions in
each of our pubs to go around turning off things
like bar fridges, lights, coffee machines and
dishwashers at night-time.
3. We’re paper conscious
For guest messages in our bedrooms, we’ve
made permanent wooden signs to replace the
paper ones that needed reprinting regularly.
4. We’re multi-use champions
Using re昀椀llable bottles for the toiletries in our
rooms is just one way we’re working towards
removing all unnecessary single-use plastic
from our pubs.
5. On the side of the sea
For the third year running, we’ve raised £20,000
for the Ocean Conservation Trust to support
seagrass replanting. We did it through the sales
of Plymouth Gin (so we have our guests and
customers to thank for that).
And here are 昀椀ve simple things you can do to
help us in our sustainability mission.
1. Switch off and shutdown
When you leave your room, you can save energy by
remembering to take your key card out of the slot as
well as turning off the lights, air conditioning, towel rail,
TV and radio.
2. Lighten the load
If you’re staying with us for a few nights, you can save
unnecessary laundry (which saves energy) by drying your
towels on the towel rail and reusing them. If you do need a
towel refresh, just drop the ones that need washing in your
bath or shower.
3. Don’t bin the coffee bits
Did you know we can recycle your used Nespresso pods?
So, don’t bin them, just leave them in or by the machine. The
coffee grounds get used as soil improver, and the aluminium
makes new drinks cans.
4. Cut down on paper
You can help save paper if you leave any printed materials
in your room for the next guest. You can also opt for
a digital-only invoice (but do feel free to take The Fold
home for further reading).
5. Sharing is caring
Our re昀椀llable toiletries replace the old disposables.
So, please don’t take the bottles home with you – leave
them for the next guest or you can treat yourself to a gift
pack at reception.
Young’s and your planet say thank you.
