Waste Management

Targets

To achieve "Zero-waste to Landfill" in all hotels and reduce food waste by 10% at CROSSROADS Maldives project in 2025.

Reducing Non-Hazardous Waste	Target
1.Reduce non-hazardous waste and non-hazardous materials (percentage)	10%
2.Reduce non-hazardous waste and non-hazardous materials per production unit, revenue, number of people, or other metrics	5%*
Note: *Reduction in non-hazardous waste per number of guests accommodated.

Waste Management Policy

The group of companies is committed to establishing a centralized policy that links every business operation with environmental responsibility and sustainability. The "Zero-waste to landfill, zero-waste to ocean" approach emphasizes efficient resource utilization and minimization of waste generation. This entails a focus on reducing, reusing, recycling, and rethinking consumption patterns to achieve the highest possible resource efficiency.

Furthermore, the group of companies is dedicated to collaborating with local communities to reduce waste through Local Community Engagement Programs. These initiatives aim to promote community participation in waste reduction processes. Additionally, there is support for the concept of a Circular Economy to ensure the most efficient and sustainable use of resources and materials. These efforts are geared towards minimizing environmental impact and fostering long-term environmental sustainability.

Further details can be found in the Sustainable Development Policy. https://investor.shotelsresorts.com/storage/content/corporate-governance/cg-document-and-download/20220727-shr-sd-policy-th.pdf

Waste Management Guidelines in the Hotel

The company implements waste management guidelines in all hotels and resorts, with investments made in infrastructure such as waste segregation facilities, trash bins, and waste disposal systems. Additionally, the company has adopted other strategies including:

• Daily waste segregation practices.
• Minimization of unnecessary packaging (containers) usage.
• Providing opportunities for waste buyers to collect recyclable materials.

Food Waste management guidelines

• Forecast the amount of food to align with numbers of guests.​
• Wastes measurement on the daily basis
• Food waste is processed into Effective Microorganisms (EM) biologically fermented liquid which is used as fertilizer within the hotel premises and distributed to the community.

The Project of Single-use Plastic Disposal and Liquid Refill Services

SAii Phi Phi Island village hotel and SAii Laguna Phuket hotel have joined the “Thai Hotel Plastic Free Project” initiated by the Thai Hotel Association. Additionally, the hotels and resorts of the Company support liquid refill services such as liquid soap, shampoo, or kitchen dishwashing liquid to reduce the amount of plastic bottle waste.

Beach and Mangrove Cleaning Project

SAii Phi Phi Island village hotel conducted 45 waste collection activities through weekly waste collection events, kayak waste collection in the forest, and color sports waste collection.

Waste collection activities on the beach at Santuburi Koh Samui

Waste collection activities in the mangrove and on the beach at Phi Phi Island by SAii Phi Phi lsland Village

Waste Journey at CROSSROADS Maldives

Due to the geographical characteristics of the Republic of Maldives, which is scattered across Atolls, and some parts of the islands being designated as UNESCO Biosphere Reserves to preserve the natural biodiversity, the Maldives faces significant constraints in waste management. As a response, the Waste to Wealth Centre was established as a central unit for comprehensive and efficient waste management for the CROSSROADS project. The center also collaborates with partners such as PARLEY by collecting plastic waste, sending used cooking oil and compressed aluminum to Secure Bag for recycling, thus converting wastes into valuable resources.

 Performance

Amount of waste sent to the recycling process	Amount of plastic waste delivered to PARLEY	Amount of marine and coastal trash that can be reduced
235.16 tons or 11.48 %	230 kilograms	12,142.57 kilograms

Partnership with alliance – PARLEY, Republic of Maldives  

The company has had the opportunity to collaborating with the non-profit organization in the Maldives, such as PARLEY, since 2020. This partnership focuses on the collection and recycling of marine plastic waste. The Company collects plastic waste and transfers it to PARLEY, where these wastes are being processed and repurposed for other beneficial uses.

Plastic waste from the Sea to PARLEY
2020 780 kilograms	2021 250 kilograms	2022 40 kilograms	2023 230 kilograms