ODESSA, FLA.—Hasek Communications, the Odessa, Fla.-based publisher of Green Lodging News, has added a Global Sustainability Solutions (GSS) case study to its website. The case study details how GSS was able to assist the Hilton Los Angeles Airport (Hilton LAX) with mattress and box spring disposal (3,943 pieces).
GSS project manager, Ashley Seaman, coordinated with Hilton LAX to determine the best way to efficiently remove and replace the bed sets with minimal disruption while seamlessly coordinating the complex logistics among its mattress partner, Serta, the hotel staff, the GSS crew of 15-plus professionals and the recycling facility.
GSS accepted and staged the new bed sets at the rate of two 53-foot trailer loads per day. Then the replacement cycle began by removing the old sets from the allocated floor and loading them onto the recycling trucks. GSS averaged 400+ pieces per day, for a total of 219,760 pounds of mattress waste diverted from landfills in a speedy 18 days.
Daily allocations of specific rooms, confined to specific floors, reduced guest disruption and allowed the hotel housekeeping staff to quickly follow the GSS crew to remake beds and return rooms to guest readiness as soon as possible. Their smooth coordination and efficiency managed to save both time and money, reducing cost by $56,000 compared to landfilling, and reducing process time from 23 days to 18 days.
To read the entire case study, click here.
Visit www.globalsustainabilitysolutions.com for more information, contact recycle@globalsustainabilitysolutions.com, or call Janet Harrington, COO at (703) 743-7670.
