The hospitality industry and the environment

We all know how the hospitality industry took a hit in 2020. The hospitality industry was the
first amongst the many industries to be shut and put in a state of lockdown for the longest
period of time. The hospitality industry was considered as the hotspot for the virus as that is
exactly where people would see each other and socialize. And as we all know that
Coronavirus is a communicable disease. The primary reason for its spread was human
interaction. Even after a long span of around 9 to 10 months the industry is still crawling
back to being able to serve people free of their fear. There are hospitality ventures that have
failed to get back up as they were either startups or already running in losses. The crowd in
general is now preferring to stay back home eat home-cooked food or meet their friends in a
safe environment and not where there is a possibility of the virus being spread.

Talking about the environment we all know how the lockdown and the after-effects proved to
be very beneficial for the environment the drop in the number of cars on the street leads to a drop
in air pollution which in turn leads to a clear sky. Likewise, there was a drop in noise pollution,
fuel purchases, business took to a halt and caused Mother Nature to replenish and richen
itself. We gave the environment the break it deserved, although forcefully, we could finally
see how much we had been hurting and misusing the resources causing havoc and an increase
in all sorts of pollution.
Connecting the environment and the hospitality industry we can now see a drive where the
hospitality industry is taking initiative in various forms to support and provide some space to
the environment. It is working hard to strike a balance between the Concrete and the Green
let’s take a quick look at a few examples:

1. Using the technique of recycling
   A lot of hotel chains and hospitality ventures are now paying importance to recycle their
   products for example many are switching to Cloth napkins in place of Paper napkins. Not
   just this but recycling chef aprons and tablecloths into cloth napkins. Now that’s interesting
   as well as beneficial in the long run.
2. Encouraging guests to a greener environment
   The hospitality industry creates a huge amount of waste and causes a lot of waste pollution.
   Hospitality industries are now encouraging guests to not only use only the required amount
   of utilities but also try and save as much resource as possible. For example, many hospitality
   ventures are now putting up signboards saying please switch off the light if you are not using
   that particular room or area.
3. Saving water
   Water pollution is increasing at an alarming rate and most Hospitality businesses are now
   coming up with new ways to save water where example some are using recycled water in
   their washrooms and others are putting alarms which indicate if there is any leakage in any
   of the washrooms.
4. Switching to renewable sources of energy
   Many or most hospitality industry businesses are now wanting to switch to renewable
   sources of energy as it is the most energy-efficient form of energy. It will ensure no
   exhaustion and will make way for a greener future.