Thornton Hall Hotel boosts green credentials with new food waste machine‏

Thornton Hall Hotel has furthered its green credentials after investing in a new eco friendly food waste machine.

The leading Wirral hotel has invested £14,000 in the Waste-2-Water food digester machine, which breaks down food waste into water which can go straight into the sewerage system.

The sustainable solution saves money and ensures that food waste does not have to go to landfill.

Thornton Hall is the first hotel in Merseyside and Cheshire to use the machine, and general manager Geoff Dale said it is already proving a sound investment.

“With waste costs spiralling we wanted to find another way of dealing with our food waste,” he said.

“And Waste-2-Water is an excellent eco friendly solution - it’s the simplicity as much as anything else.

“There has been no change in the way we work using the Waste-2-Water so the kitchen staff have found it easy to make this massive difference to the environment.

“The Waste-2-Water has also made it easier to separate other recyclable waste streams.

“By not having our food waste collected to be disposed of elsewhere, we also saving on transportation and therefore our carbon footprint.

“We are very conscious of our responsibilities to the environment and are aiming to be the greenest hotel in the region.

“To achieve this we have implemented a robust green policy which includes switching over all our light bulbs to LED, bailing and recycling all our cardboard, separating and recycling all our waste glass and installing a liquid cover on our swimming pool, which has slashed our heating costs dramatically.

“Over the coming months we are looking to further expand our recycling program.”

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