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Going Green: An Eco-Friendly Hotel Saves Money | Reliable Water - 1 views

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  • The two top drivers of any hotel business are to bring money in and keep money from going out. Right now, there’s a way to kill two birds with one stone. Featuring an eco-friendly agenda attracts guests and cuts costs. Guests feel good about staying at an eco-friendly hotel because they like your company giving back to the community.
  • If you have the economic clout and capital, consider investing in solar panels on your roof. These cut down on your power expenditures, which are often between 4-6% of revenue. If your building is large enough, you can even sell back some of your excess energy for energy credits from your local power provider.
  • Las Vegas is known for its conspicuous consumption, but even their high rollers are coming around to saving the environment. Several Las Vegas buildings have been LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified by the U.S. Green Building Council. Casinos like the Venetian and the Encore recycle food waste, make sure their HVAC systems hit high standards, and keep valuable water from being wasted.
  • anonymous on 08 Feb 17
     
    Going green not only helps the environment, but it invests in communities and the environment.  Many guests are looking for places to stay that offer more green trends.  
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Eco-Friendly Hotel Ideas You Need to Implement Now - 1 views

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  • Eco-friendly travel options are projected to increase up to 36 percent in 2017 in order to meet green travelers’ demands. Business travel is also going greener
  • Reducing energy can enhance guest experience and add extra padding to your bank account.
  • As more consumers are choosing to engage in eco-conscious lifestyles at home, it’s unsurprising that their tastes in hotels and travel destinations are noticeably greener, too.
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  • Using water in excess can also lead to groundwater contamination if sewage systems overflow. Conserving water also reduces energy use, thus saving your business money.
  • Making just some simple changes to how your hotel uses energy can make a big impact.
  • Energy-saving kitchen, laundry, and air conditioning equipment can also drastically reduce energy use in hotels. If your hotel or resort has a pool, consider purchasing a solar water heating system.
  • it’s crucial for your hotel or resort to adopt more eco-friendly practices so your business can stay competitive, attract more travelers, save money, and do its part to protect the planet.
  • Linen reuse programs for hotels and resorts are another great idea in terms of reducing water and energy waste.
  • Swapping out conventional cleaning supplies with green cleaning products can help your hotel or resort offer a safer, more natural environment to travelers.
  • hotels are now using bio-based cleaning products
  • Implementing just some of these sustainability efforts in your hotel or resort will help your business stay competitive, save money, and reduce your negative impact on the environment.
  • Many hotels and resorts are now composting their food waste to divert food from landfills.
  • hchiebooth on 13 May 19
     
    In the era of green travelers, the demand for eco-friendly hotels is on the rise. Since the interest is increasing, a lot of hotels have changed their routine practices and policies to become eco-friendly. Hotels have found ways to implement greener alternatives and have abandoned practices that create waste. Eco-friendly hotels have adopted practices that prove to be less harmful to the environment. For example, hotels can install energy saving thermostats, air conditioners and use solar water heating systems to conserve energy. Green travelers will appreciate these changes and it will also make a positive contribution to the hotel's bottom line. Eco-friendly hotels ultimately look at every facet of the guest experience to implement green changes. Some hotels offer programs where guests, that stay multiple nights, receive additional benefits for not having their linens washed. Some hotels have even replaced there chemical cleaning products for bio-based cleaning products. This is a great start toward a better tomorrow and within time more hotels will become more environmentally friendly.
  • anonymous on 02 Jun 19
     
    Great article, the majority of hotels are currently implementing the paper straw and remove all plastics. Our hotel as well have changed the lights throughout the hotel. Not sure if that helps with the electrical cost but a lot of change is being made to be Eco-friendly.
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How smart rooms can transform hotel brands | Hotel Management - 0 views

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  • Smart rooms can provide efficiencies in terms of less wasted water or electricity.
  • Implementing smart room functions appeals to hoteliers because of consumer demand and because they are easily integrated into both new builds and retrofits.
  • The color and tinting of the glass might be recommended based on where the traveler is coming from, so the lighting is presented in a way to best help them reset their circadian rhythms and prevent jet lag.
  • Taj Buckley on 13 Apr 20
     
    Smart rooms provide efficiencies with the use of less wasted water or electricity. The smart room can self adjust to help guest that have been on long trips avoid jet lag by changing the color or tinting the glass of the room. The guest room is connected to a smart phone app allowing the guest complete control of the room
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Can new technology solve a trillion-pound garbage problem? - 0 views

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  • Global garbage is expected to reach 3.4 billion tonnes by 2050.
  • d waste landfills are the third-largest source of methane emissions in the United State
  • Technology companies are trying to tackle the garbage problem from multiple directions, improving recycling processes and creating new materials to make single-use products that are compostable.
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  • Horowitz was looking for applications of robotics technology that could be improved.
  • ahart054 on 19 Jun 21
     
    New technology is working to fix the global garbage problem. AMP Robotics has processed more than 1 billion recyclable objects in a year with their computer technology. Robotics and artificial intelligence sort through recycling to ensure the waste is disposed of properly. Matanya Horowitz, founder/CEO of AMP Robotics said, "If you reduce the cost of sorting, the margin you can extract on all those materials increases and you naturally find incentive to capture that material." Another way technology is enhancing the garbage industry is through the Association of Plastic Recyclers by designing packaging that can be recycled. Also, developing compostable containers and eliminating single-use plastics which is what the company Footprint is working on.
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12 Ways to Make Your Restaurant More Sustainable - Open for Business - 0 views

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  • Cook what’s in season.
  • keep your menu seasonal.
  • . Partner with the right producers.
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  • started their own kitchen garden for the restaurants and hired a gardener to tend it
  • Grow it yourself.
  • sustainable supply chain for the industry
  • Start small.
  • Buy locally, in bulk.
  • local suppliers
  • Think beyond the food.
  • Think about things like water usage and train your staff
  • biodynamic, carbon-neutral and organic wines
  • chefs to learn about how ingredients grow
  • Make a road map,
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  • hey held a special event with a dedicated menu meant to demonstrate what it’s like to have autism; since many autistic children tend to separate food according to shape and color, they presented different courses with items focused on shape and color, meant to be eaten individually
  • Manage your waste — all of it
  •  landfill, is the most expensive kind of waste for restaurants
  • Food waste can weighed
  • Recycle glass and cardboard
  • Do your homework.
  • look for opportunities to minimize any cost increases that sustainable practices may bring
  • rain your staff to be passionate about the cause.
  • Extend your mission to the community.
  • Start by printing your menu on recycled paper
  • Plan for the long haul.
  • Jamie estimates that he spends 10-12% more up front on equipment, but he says it’s easy to recoup those losses in other areas, such as buying salvaged pieces for furnishings. Plus, you’ll save money on energy costs. Jamie bought an energy-efficient coffee machine and eco-friendly refrigerators, and he’s confident that he will actually make money on those purchases in the new few years.
  • Prioritize customer satisfaction above everything else.
  • communicate your restaurant’s mission and vision,
  • delivering an exceptional guest experience.
  • aguar024 on 20 Nov 19
     
    This week I want to share two articles. I realized that on the discussion we all or almost all of us used the same examples as sustainable methods or strategies. There a million of ways to become sustainable in this industry. Check this examples or ideas for a more sustainable restaurant.
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Hotels and Resorts Ramp Up Sustainability Efforts - The New York Times - 0 views

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shared by anonymous on 07 Sep 19 - No Cached
  • Hotels and resorts have started to act by ramping up efforts to reduce or eliminate completely their resource and energy consumption.
  • “Sustainability is more than energy conservation or recycling; it is about sustaining communities for the tourism product.”
  • While Marriott International and other large chains have promised to eliminate items that never fully decompose, like plastic straws, there is still a lot more work to be done.
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  • The 114-room Conrad Bora Bora Nui resort in French Polynesia has developed 17 different underwater coral structures around its resort with the mindset to regenerate them. This is done using a “Biorock” technique (passing a low-voltage current through electrodes in the water) developed by the marine biologist Denis Schneider. The process is currently considered among the best ways to fight coral mortality.
  • With assistance of the tour leader, they help transplant the coral to the sea bottom to ensure it is able to continue its growth.
  • The resort also designed open-air rooms to allow natural breezes to cool the areas, eliminating the need for air-conditioning.
  • Solmar Hotels and Resorts in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, heats water (including in its pools) using photo-thermal panels.
  • this energy savings translates into fewer emissions into the atmosphere (or the equivalent of pulling 198 gasoline-run cars out of circulation).
  • The Spectator Hotel in Charleston, S.C., recently established a food waste diversion program where half-eaten food items such as fruit and pastries are put into a digester that turns them into reusable water.
  • The Palms Hotel & Spa in Miami Beach organizes three-hour-long beach cleanups every three months.
  • ayenkiah on 07 Sep 19
     
    Sustainability has been a primary focus for many hotel companies around the world. There are many initiatives that are being created other than your everyday recycling. Fairmont Mayakoba has implemented a tour in which guest can assist in the transplant of coral to help their growth. Hosteling International USA has also become the first of it's kind to develop a system that monitors shower to last at most seven minutes in it effort to conserve water. These are just some of the many ideas that are taking into effect to further progress sustainability within hotel operations.
  • anonymous on 08 Sep 19
     
    As guests are getting more environmentally friendly, being sustainable is an important aspect of hotel operations. Before they book a hotel, a lot of guests will look for or read about the hotel's social responsibility program. Hence, going green would bring in more revenue by attracting more guests.
  • anonymous on 21 May 20
     
    This article explains several ways that hotels and resorts are helping in the fight for sustainability. Some resorts have completely eliminated the use of air conditioning and other ways to get energy for running electricity. For example, the Jade Mountain resort in St. Lucia has designed all their rooms to be open-air rooms which allows for breezes to come through the rooms and ultimately cool down the rooms. This, in turn, eliminates the need for air-conditioning all together. Some hotels are even offering classes on how to live a more sustainable and eco-friendly lifestyle. Hotels and resorts have worked towards saving coral reefs, energy and water conservation, preserving food and re-purposing waste, and creating eco-minded communities.
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Restaurant Theft: The 5 Most Common Methods - 0 views

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shared by anonymous on 29 Jun 20 - No Cached
  • Fraudulent Tip Adjustment
  • The Wagon-Wheel Method
  • Providing Free or Overpoured Drinks
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  • Voiding or Comping Items and Pocketing the Cash Difference
  • Unreported Food Waste and Eating Without Paying
  • anonymous on 29 Jun 20
     
    This article introduces the 5 common ways in which dishonest employees steal from restaurant owners and customers. Fraudulent Tip Adjustment, The Wagon-Wheel Method, Providing Free or Overpoured Drinks, Voiding or Comping Items and Pocketing the Cash Difference,Unreported Food Waste and Eating Without Paying. And to remind the restaurant management attention, and make targeted measures.
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Best Practices for Sustainable Hospitality from Florida's Green Lodging Program - 2 views

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  • Once awarded, the designation is good for three years, and to maintain it, properties have to submit environmental performance data on water, waste and energy every year.
  • In addition to the recognition, Green Lodging properties get preference for state-run meetings and conferences.
  • Florida is fortunate to have an entire program focused on sustainable hospitality and eco-friendly best practices. With incentives for state business and statistics on how sustainability saves money, the program makes eco-friendly practices a win all around.
  • sharlabrunsvold on 18 May 20
     
    This article provides in-depth information regarding Florida's Department of Environmental Protections' Green Lodging Program which "recognizes lodging facilities that make a commitment to conserve and protect Florida's natural resources." The program has four tiers and pays close attention to communication and education, waste reduction, water conservation, energy efficiency and indoor air quality. This program not only benefits the planet, but it benefits the hotel industry by cutting back costs.
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Sustainable Hospitality: Eco-Friendly Industry Trends and Tips - 1 views

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  • “A large section of the hospitality industry is joining the unprecedented mobilization across the globe in mitigating negative environmental impacts and facing the many societal challenges ahead.”
  • key eco-friendly hotel industry trends
  • Cutting down on food waste
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  • Minimizing water usage beyond the hotel room
  • Eliminating plastic
  • Conserving energy
  • Creating a paperless hotel
  • Integrating sustainability into the hotel architecture
  • Eco-friendliness is evolving from a nice-to-have, on-trend hotel commodity to a must-have priority for a growing number of environmentally and socially conscious travelers.
  • In fact, 66% of global respondents (up 11% from the previous year) would “pay more for products and services from companies committed to positive social and environmental impact” (Nielsen, 2015).
  • a TUI global survey found that two-thirds of holidaymakers are willing “to make lifestyle trade-offs to benefit the environment” (TUI, 2017).
  • obrediajones on 20 May 20
     
    This article outlines key trends aimed at reducing the hospitality industry's negative impact on the environment. Ranging from the creation of paperless hotels, the "three-zero-concept", energy conservation, and the reduction of food and water waste. Showing how these combined efforts help to entice socially conscious travelers.
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How green is your hotel? 10 things to consider. | Living - 0 views

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shared by esuarezrijsdijk on 07 Sep 20 - No Cached
  • If you're looking to minimise your eco-footprint during your next hotel stay, here are 10 important questions to consider.
  • energy-saving measures
  • energy-efficient appliances and automatic room temperature control systems
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  • alternative energy systems
  • low-consumption toilets and low-flow showers
  • water-saving practices
  • locally sourced ingredients
  • waste disposal and recycling systems
  • solar or maybe even wind energy
  • Plant-based meals significantly reduce the impact on the environment
  • vegetation
  • A trend towards rooftop and vertical gardens
  • local development initiatives
  • natural toiletries
  • efforts to limit the use of chemicals
  • green transportation options
  • esuarezrijsdijk on 07 Sep 20
     
    This article details a number of green features that hotels can put into place, including several with an important tech factor. These include automated energy-saving measures (including in-room temp controls) and the use of solar or wind energy, Although not explicitly mentioned in the article, it's easy to see how even the "non-tech" measures would benefit from computerized controls and assessments: water-saving practices, waste disposal and recycling, local ingredient sourcing for the F&B department, and harmful chemical avoidance.
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Five Ways Smart Hotel Rooms Will Make Travelling Easier - 0 views

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  • In-room entertainment
  • Smart-room controls
  • Based on client preferences an algorithm can allocate rooms in a quiet area
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  • a sensor can tell when guests get out of bed from bed and automatically activate little guiding lights
  • Streamlined user experience
  • bringing the controls to all aspects to one single touch point, smart rooms reduce the confusion and inconvenience guests experience
  • few simple swipes on the hotel app, the lights are off, the A/C is turned to silent mode and the curtains are shut
  • Sustainable rooms
  • Smart rooms can help cut energy waste in hotel rooms through sensors that detect if the room is occupied or vacant, if guests are sleeping or awake
  • This does not only protect the planet but also reduces utility expenses
  • Automated concierge
  • installed voice recognition software, guests have a personal assistant to get their information from around the clock
  • an industry where differentiation is key, fast movers will be rewarded with high customer satisfaction and increased customer loyalty
  • tredunbar on 08 Dec 20
     
    The article focuses on how technology improves the efficiency and sustainability of the physical plant of hotels. The article acknowledges that while hotels tend to be asset heavy, thus lagging behind in technological implementation, big industry players have made the push to implement new technology solutions, These technologies control in-room entertainment, provide smart room controls, streamlines the experience with all controls in a single location, promotes sustainable rooms by cutting energy waste and utilizing an automated concierge to retrieve local information.
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New Waste Management Technologies for Cruise Ship Industry Promoting Sustainability - 0 views

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shared by tredunbar on 05 Oct 20 - No Cached
  • he industry's $22 billion investment in the development of new energy efficient technologies, partnerships with local governments in key destinations, and a commitment to reducing its rate of carbon emissions by 40% by 2030
  • Revolution Series Digesters as well as ongoing cloud-based data analytics and supplies
  • will help reduce the environmental impact of Carnival's operations by safely disposing of food waste on-site, limiting the amount of greenhouse gases emitted from conventional processing systems
  • tredunbar on 05 Oct 20
     
    The initial focus of this article is on the cruise line industry's multi-billion undertaking in developing new energy efficient technology. The technology that will be deployed will be integrated with the cruise system in order to assist in reducing carbon emissions by 40% by 2030. BioHiTech Global, Inc has taken a leading role with the development of their new system - Revolution Series Digesters. This system provides both supplies and continuous cloud-based analytics that will help its inaugural client, Carnival Corporation, to reduce their environmental footprint.
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AI in Restaurants: How it's Reshaping Restaurant Management | Lightspeed - 0 views

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  • Artificial intelligence software that makes restaurant forecasting more accurate and less time-consuming. 
  • From employee scheduling and cutting down on food waste to projecting sales and planning promotions, the benefits of AI are numerous. Ultimately, it helps you minimize labor and food costs and maximize profits. 
  • sales forecasting is a set of processes that restaurants use to project their future sales. For many restaurants, this means looking at the previous year’s sales reports for a specific timeframe and using that as a benchmark for the current year’s sales over the same timeframe
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  • there’s a problem with this process. There are a ton of factors that contribute to sales growth or regression that simply looking at last year’s sales doesn’t give insight into. 
  • Things like the weather, your restaurant’s location, holidays and even local or international events can have a big effect on your sales. 
  • Whether it’s sunny, cloudy, rainy, snowy or warmer than usual, consumers are drawn to certain foods and drinks based on the conditions outside. Based on the food and beverages a restaurant serves, the weather will influence how many customers a restaurant serves on any given day. 
  • it lets you know how many sales you can expect in the future based on that historical sales and weather data. 
  • A study from the World Resources Institute found that for every dollar a restaurant invests into reducing their food waste, they save seven. That’s a 7x return on investment! 
  • By using historical sales data and weather conditions to predict how much inventory you actually need to buy to fulfill customer demand. In doing so, restaurants remove the risk of overspending on cost of goods sold (COGS).
  • Using AI, restaurants can accurately project their sales, inventory and staffing needs for holidays. Instead of guesstimating your sales for events like Saint Patrick’s Day, use artificial intelligence to decipher what (and how much) food and beverages you need to stock up on to fulfill demand.
  • Your restaurant’s location will also affect sales on holidays, and AI can help you predict foot traffic and walk-in customers based on the same historical sales and weather data. 
  • For example, if your restaurant or bar is near a basketball arena and your local team is in the finals, you can expect larger crowds of customers who want to watch the game. If you’re not prepared for that spike in customers, that’s effectively missed revenue. 
  • Rather than guess which menu items attendees prefer, pinpoint your best (and worst) sellers and adjust what you purchase from suppliers accordingly. 
  • AI can help restaurateurs determine what their promotion includes, which maximizes that promotion’s returns. 
  • With AI-powered forecasting, businesses in the hospitality industry can plan and make decisions based on previous sales data and analytics in relation to the weather, their business location and so much more. 
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Enhancing Hospitality Sustainability through Technology - A/O PropTech - 0 views

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  • Increasing consumer sentiment and corporate social responsibility towards sustainability are pushing for the industry to adapt.
  • Through the use of systems such as Install solar photovoltaic (PV) systems or combined heat and power (CHP) fuel cells for onsite energy generation, hotels can reduce dependence on fossil fuel sources as well as utility costs.
  • Another impressive example is the Hilton of Fort Lauderdale hotel that has combined green power and design through the installation of six wind turbines which now sit proudly on the roof of the hotel.
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  • Opting for tech-enabled energy management is also cost-efficient. The use of sensors can lead to savings of 30-50% on lighting costs.
  • Additionally, sensors can detect if a guest has left the room and adjust the heating, accordingly, turn off lights, and even notify the cleaning staff that a room is ready to be cleaned.
  • Food waste management technology 
  • Operational platforms could be used to gather data around food preferences to allow kitchens to propose more tailor-made menus.
  • teallemejia on 02 Oct 21
     
    I remember when we used to stay in hotels when they started being greener by suggesting their hotel guests to reuse towels and only put them on the floor if they wished for them to be replaced. In today's world with so much technology hotels can be more successful at being eco friendly. This is a must because consumers are wanting to see hotels implement more impactful eco-friendly efforts. The article talks about how hotels are making the switch by renewable energy production, smart energy management and food waste management technology. These are just some ways that hotels have started using to improve sustainable practices with use of technology.
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Why AI is the Future of the Food Industry | Nasdaq - 1 views

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  • several developments that have recently become mainstream: phrases like ‘farm-to-fork’ and ‘buy local,’ organic sections in almost every supermarket, and alternative meats in fast food restaurants are all indicative of rising awareness that food is about more than taste.
  • These changes in food consciousness are important in that they are pushing the conversation towards sustainability.
  • we need to also start looking at the optimization of agriculture as a data management problem. It is precisely here that AI can make a big contribution.
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  • AI is a natural ally in this environment, as all forms of machine learning require robust data inputs to be truly effective.
  • Consumer environments play the largest role in lowering food waste, and AI can also help here in some surprising ways.
  • At the top of the list, inventory control systems could make huge improvements if they were enhanced by data tools that were as wide as possible in scope.
  • AI will also be utilized on the manufacturing side to develop products more targeted to consumer demand.
  • AI can provide better monitoring and analysis of how food gets from farms to people, offering predictive metrics for retailers and money-saving incentives for consumers.
  • AI will have a big role to play as people incorporate more of their personal health data into shopping lists that will factor in purchasing history with the global movements described above.
  • Recent developments in machine learning and data management are offering some very promising solutions toward optimizing our food system.
  • kesca010 on 29 Nov 21
     
    This article covers the how AI has played a big role in helping the food industry especially with food waste. This is through inventory control systems, monitoring and providing analysis on how the food gets to farms, predictive metrics, personal health data, and developments in machine learning.
  • chadidscha on 17 Jan 22
     
    This article captures the current and future issues we are having concerning farming, agriculture, supply and demand and so forth. AI can become a valuable asset in helping professionals in these fields work in a more efficient manner regarding to producing more from less. For instance, a drone can be a useful tool in helping farmers understand their crop's condition by taking preventive measures. Furthermore, AI can help forecast the weather and help understand environment related patterns such as floods and atmospheric conditions.

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Can New Technologies Recycle the 90% of Plastics That Don't Get Recycled? - America's P... - 0 views

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  • advanced recycling. These technologies turn used solid plastics into their gas/liquid raw materials to be remade into “virgin” quality plastics for use in virtually any plastic product or packaging.
  • Plastics that once ended up in landfills and incinerators now can be remade and stay in use.
  • With proper support, these technologies can scale quickly, potentially doubling the plastics recycling rate in the U.S. and Canada by 2030
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  • Over the past few years, more than $8.7 billion has been invested in plastic recycling, mostly in advanced technologies. That’s enough potential to divert 13.6 billion pounds of waste from landfills each year.
  • These technologies are poised for rapid growth and can lead us down the path toward a circular economy in which used plastics are remade into new plastics that can be remade again and again.
  • cborregomarsh on 02 Jun 23
     
    Advanced recycling technologies can significantly increase the different types, and amount of plastics that can be recycled. The overall goal is to turn plastics that once ended up in landfills back into new plastics that can be remade again and again. With these new technologies, there is potential to divert 13.6 billion pounds of waste from landfills each year and potentially double the plastics recycling rate in the U.S. by 2023. That is pretty impressive.
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Recap: How the Cloud Provides More Efficient Hospitality Operations - 0 views

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  • cloud technology can improve many facets of hospitality operations, boosting efficiency, streamlining operations, and improving the guest experience.
  • “Think about the cloud as the Lego bricks to build every possible digital solution for every common use case in your industry.
  • kitchen monitoring. The refrigerator temperature i
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  • e’re possibly already in the second generation of cloud where we go beyond storage and computing. We’re now moving up the stack. The next stage is stitching services together at a higher level so that as a customer, you don’t have to build it all yourself. And the second piece is to bring in partners who have the expertise, and who build into the cloud.
  • waste reduction, sustainability, also, the health guidance you have in the kitchen
  • put a sensor in your kitch
  • provide data analytics and then we can add predictive maintenance
  • the power of being able to develop, test, and iterate quickly by utilizing cloud technology for hospitality
  • “The great thing about our industry is that we actually have our customers in-house. I can speak to them, I can ask, ‘Hey, how did you like that process? How did you like to check-in? How did you like our booking engine?’ We can do live A/B testing actually and with this cloud environment, it is easy for me to try things out to easily plug it in and plug it out and see what’s working and what’s not. I can only encourage our industry to do this more. And maybe also, to ask hotel tech providers to make this possible to have some kind of testing period available.
  • a lot more people adopting cloud products who had the necessity of changing things because of the last two years when COVID struck o
  • s important to take an iterative approach.
  • organizational change. And there’s a lot of training to be needed,
  • encouraging forward-thinking team members can be a great way to boost retention and employee satisfaction. “We can also see that our business or our industry is losing a lot of very talented people. And that’s where also this change management can help
  • 91% of 1000 Travel hospitality leaders we interviewed indicated that digital cloud transformation is essential for their business, yet only 29% indicated that their business is currently ahead of the curve
  • lande070 on 25 Jun 22
     
    This article summarizes a panel conversation about cloud functionality and how it can help in the hospitality industry. They point out that hospitality outlets can use cloud tech for operations, efficiency, guest experience, kitchen monitoring, waste reduction, sustainability, data analytics, predictive maintenance. They highlight that while 91% of hospitality leaders say that cloud is essential, only 29% would say that their company is on track, and that companies need to bring along employees for the advancements.
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Philips PDS helping hotels reduce e-waste - RECYCLING magazine - 0 views

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  • nsola015 on 14 Jun 22
     
    Philips Professional Display Solutions (PDS) offered to upgrade hotel televisions in order to reduce e-waste. By allowing older models to be upgraded, there is higher return on investment and a reduction in the frequency of replacements. This prevents the discarding of pieces of electronic equipment that are fully functional, but are erroneously deemed out-dated and worthless.
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Is Sustainability Green Washing or Green Blushing in the Hospitality Industry? - 1 views

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  • As more travelers have become aware of sustainability and its benefits, many sectors within the hospitality industry such as travel, hotels, airlines, transportation, retail, etc tend to modify their products to be sustainable
  • Annually, $218 billion of food is wasted in the United States. That represents roughly 1,250 calories per person, per day
  • the hotel industry annually produces 13.6 million tons of waste per year that including soaps, detergents, plastic bottles, and cups, etc
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  • Whereas hotels focus on efficiency and cost reduction on large scale, for instance, many hotels have removed their keycard systems for check-in and check-out because it’s a plastic card and replaced it with contactless check-in using guests’ smartphone apps
  • many countries have come up with recycling measures in place where hotels such as Marriott International, Accor, Hilton, IHG, etc are aware and adhering to recycling procedures. Hence, marketing campaigns and programs such as zero waste, and net zero by 2050 concepts have been introduced by many hotels
  • electric vehicle charging stations are added for guests with electric or hybrid cars which acts as a competitive advantage for many hotels globally
  • automation and AI are used significantly where hotels have become futuristic in big cities. For example, the hotel room automatically turns off all electricity if the guests leave the room, and smart showers limit the length of showers to a pre-set time, alerting users when their time is almost over
  • hotels have also introduced solar panels, energy Star-rated heating, and cooling systems, water recovery and recycling systems, etc
  • mandalysha on 20 Feb 23
     
    With travelers becoming more aware of sustainability and its benefits, many sectors within the hospitality industry are modifying their product to be sustainable. Using green computer technology like contactless check-in rather that key cards which overproduces plastic for the key cards used. Hotels are also using automation and AI like having an automatic power shut off when a guest leaves their room and smart showers limiting shower length.
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