Dubai: The IHG Hotels at Dubai Festival City has launched initiatives aimed at reducing its waste footprint and promoting sustainable practices under the ‘Journey to Tomorrow’ plan. The Dubai Festival City cluster recently completed installation of its automated Nordaq glass bottling plant. This move aims to reduce water wastage and reduction of single use plastics by utilizing reusable glass bottles. And offer water produced through the in-house water treatment and bottling operations.
This allowing the hotels to replace single-use water bottles in all their rooms and suites, preventing the disposal of about 2 million bottles within a year. This initiative also extends to the hotels’ restaurants and conference facilities, where filtered water has already been served in carafes since 2019.
The hotel cluster has now partnered with Swedish company, Nordaq.
“This new bottling facility has been specifically created to provide guests with fresh, premium water in both the rooms and restaurants,” said Thomas Schmelter, Area General Manager IHG Hotels at Dubai Festival City.
In addition to the bottling plant, IHG Hotels at Dubai Festival City have implemented a range of measures across its four properties to reduce its waste output further and promote sustainability. One of the most significant is the replacement of plastic key cards with biodegradable wooden ones. This initiative aims to save an estimated 120,000 plastic cards per year.
