Housekeeping Activities Have Negative Environmental Impacts. Discuss These Activities and State the Actions Programs to Curb the Negativities.
Housekeeping activities have negative environmental impacts. Discuss these activities and state the actions programs to curb the negativities.
Introduction
Housekeeping in a hotel has to meet far more rigorous standards than most people maintain in their own houses. Housekeepers vacuum the entire floor of each guest room and dust every surface. They check lamps, clocks, radios and the TV to make sure they work. They clean all the surfaces in the bathroom and restock it with guest supplies.
Then they make the bed, immaculately and with no creases. Usually they change linens and towels, unless guests request that they not be changed. (More hotels are asking guests to specifically request changes as a way of reducing energy costs.) Housekeeping department responsible to all cleaning stuff in a hotel.
Negative Environmental Impacts of Housekeeping Activities
1.Laundry
Some of the adverse environmental impacts caused by the laundry operation are mentioned below
Significant Environmental Aspects and Impacts – Laundry Department |
Various activities in Laundry operation | Aspects | Environmental Impact | Significant Aspect | Washing of Guest clothes using ionic and nonionic detergents, and liquid bleach & sour | Generation of wastewater and possibility of over use of chemicals | Water pollution | Possibility of excessive Phosphates in wastewater | Dry cleaning using per- chloroethylene or other dry cleaning solvents | Use of hazardous chemicals | Land pollution | Generation of Hazardous Waste | Packing items paper collar-band, shirt card, plastic bow, shirt band and butter paper | Generation of plastic waste and consumption of more packaging materials | Land pollution | Plastic waste | Use of plastic hangers for suits, trousers, lady suits. | Generation of plastic hangers | Land pollution | Plastic waste |
2. Housekeeping
This department is instrumental in ensuring the cleanliness of the hotel and maintaining facilities in guestrooms, offices and
Introduction
Housekeeping in a hotel has to meet far more rigorous standards than most people maintain in their own houses. Housekeepers vacuum the entire floor of each guest room and dust every surface. They check lamps, clocks, radios and the TV to make sure they work. They clean all the surfaces in the bathroom and restock it with guest supplies.
Then they make the bed, immaculately and with no creases. Usually they change linens and towels, unless guests request that they not be changed. (More hotels are asking guests to specifically request changes as a way of reducing energy costs.) Housekeeping department responsible to all cleaning stuff in a hotel.
Negative Environmental Impacts of Housekeeping Activities
1.Laundry
Some of the adverse environmental impacts caused by the laundry operation are mentioned below
Significant Environmental Aspects and Impacts – Laundry Department |
Various activities in Laundry operation | Aspects | Environmental Impact | Significant Aspect | Washing of Guest clothes using ionic and nonionic detergents, and liquid bleach & sour | Generation of wastewater and possibility of over use of chemicals | Water pollution | Possibility of excessive Phosphates in wastewater | Dry cleaning using per- chloroethylene or other dry cleaning solvents | Use of hazardous chemicals | Land pollution | Generation of Hazardous Waste | Packing items paper collar-band, shirt card, plastic bow, shirt band and butter paper | Generation of plastic waste and consumption of more packaging materials | Land pollution | Plastic waste | Use of plastic hangers for suits, trousers, lady suits. | Generation of plastic hangers | Land pollution | Plastic waste |
2. Housekeeping
This department is instrumental in ensuring the cleanliness of the hotel and maintaining facilities in guestrooms, offices and