BHTA Environmental Activities
Team BHTA at Clean Up Barbados
The Clean Up Barbados is an annual event that is organised and implemented by the Future Centre Trust. Beginning in 2009, the event is linked to the Clean Up The World event. The initiative seeks to bring attention to the open spaces, beaches, gullies and roads of the island, to encourage public awareness to the reduction of littering and dumping that occurs in Barbados. Groups and individuals are invited to clean an area in need of attention.
On September 15th 2012, Team BHTA joined in on Clean Up Barbados with the responsibility to the Silver Sands Beach and Park.
Green Team Training
In 2009 the BHTA embarked on a series of Green Team training across some of its membership. This training was aimed at providing employees with the know-how to reduce energy, water and other utility costs. Additionally, it also sought to improve environment management and reduce business related and individual costs.
Some of the topics included in the training were:
- Definition and importance of environmental management, importance to the hospitality industry - trends, statistics and potential savings
- How to select a green team
- Functions of the green team
- Powers of the green team
- Champions - energy, solid waste, hazardous materials
- Corporate social responsibility
- How to read Barbados Light and Power, Barbados Water Authority and National Petroleum bills
- Rething, reduce, reuse and recycle
- Energy, water and gas saving tips
- Paper management in the office
- Ways to save money
- How to read labels on cleaning products
