Environmental and Recycling Policy
Identified Waste  

Office Area: office paper, corrugated paper or cardboard, other paper, Printer Cartridges.
Dining Area: newspapers/magazines, uneaten food and drink.
Kitchen: food waste, grease/oil, packaging waste , tin cans, glass and plastic bottles
Guest Rooms: newspaper, magazines, glass and plastic bottles, cans, paper

Recycling Policy

• Egg cartons, cereal boxes, and other materials to local Primary school for use in arts and crafts activities.
• Scrap raw vegetables are used to feed our two pet rabbits.
• Scrap food and egg shells go to compost.
• All waste paper and card products go in allocated bin and collected fortnightly by
  local council for recycling.
• Used printer cartridges go to a local Primary School for recycling which benefits a children’s charity.
• All glass, plastic bottles and containers and tin cans go in allocated waste bin and collected by local council for recycling.
• Old waste tablecloths, sheets etc go to clothing and household charity waste bin in Denshaw village.

• Use small serving dishes for butter and jams to reduce packaging.
• Re-use cleaning cloths after washing.
• Buy beverages in concentrate or bulk form.
• Buy shelf-stable food supplies in bulk.
• Buy local products to reduce food mileage.
• Have some products delivered by local suppliers when they are delivering their rounds.
• Buy milk in reusable glass bottles from a local farmer.
• Whenever possible, we prepare foods to order to prevent waste.
• Adjusting the size of meal portions if we find they are consistently being returned unfinished.
• Wrap freezer products tightly, label, and date them. We make sure they are used in a timely fashion, to minimize waste due to freezer burn.
• Rotate perishable stock at every purchase to minimize waste due to spoilage.
• Clean fridge and freezer regularly to ensure that food has not fallen behind the shelving and spoiled.
• Refill Shampoo, conditioner and shower gel containers to reduce packaging waste.
• Send laundry in reusable sacks.
• Request guests email address for confirmations etc to reduce paper use.

• All our rooms are non-smoking.
• We encourage guests to only have towels changed every other day.
• Outside water use is from a natural spring well.
• The building has double glazing and is insulated to the latest high standards.
• Rooms have digitally controlled efficient under floor heating which is maintained regularly.
• Energy efficient light bulbs are used where possible.
• Modern toilets that use the minimum amount of water to flush.
• We do not supply any disposable items to our guests, (cups etc) everything is sterilised and reused.
• Timed lighting buttons on stairs and landings prevent lights being left on all night.