Hotel Compactors By Harmony
Like businesses in retail, residential, and office buildings, hotels generate large volumes of waste. What is unique about hotels is that the type and volume of waste created by both guests and through daily operations can vary based on the part of the hotel it exists in. That means that there is often more than one type of trash compactor used by hotels to manage trash. Read this post to learn more about what type of trash compactor is used in each area of hotels and how implementing compaction systems in each helps to reduce labor, hauling, vermin, odor, and related hazards.
Lobby/Dining Area
SmartPacks integrate seamlessly into hotel lobby, dining, and entryway areas.
The lobby, front desk, and dining areas of hotels collect trash that comes in from guests in the form of fast food bags, newspapers, cups, cans, and more. Those eating in breakfast areas deposit paper plates, napkins and other used packaging. While hotels should provide recycling containers for those items that can be reused, the other non-recyclable waste is best placed in a public use trash compactor like Harmony’s SmartPack. These no-touch automatic compactors sense when a patron is approaching, open the door in advance of the person depositing trash, and automatically cycle, providing an amazing 11:1 compaction ratio.
This type of incredible power means that hotel staff has to empty the trash in these areas 11X less than a normal trash can, saving money on labor and trash can liners. Compacted waste from SmartPack also takes up less room in the outdoor dumpster or trash compactor, resulting in less frequent hauling and burden on the landfill.
What’s more is SmartPacks improve the hotel guest experience. People don’t have to see, smell, or be exposed to overflowing waste. As a huge value-add, hotels can leverage the modern cabinets to include any type of brand or event marketing for their chain or surrounding community.
Housekeeping and Kitchen
This 450SS has reduced waste in a Sonoma, CA housekeeping room for over 15 years!
The trash from hotel rooms can be challenging to collect and transport. Guests do not want to fight large trash carts coming up and down hotel hallways or in elevators. It a misuse of staff time to transport loose trash from each floor to a central location in the building. That is why many hotels put Harmony’s 450SS stainless steel compactor on each floor to help collect trash and compact it until the cube is full and the bag can be easily transported by a Harmony Lift Cart to a secure location.
The 450SS is also often deployed in kitchen areas to help mitigate food and kitchen waste. Its stainless steel construction helps to reduce corrosion while compacting large volumes of kitchen waste easily.
This dynamic compactor is also used in linen areas, helping to make tight cubes of unsalvageable or unsanitary bedding, towels, or robes.
Back of House
This space-saving VC100 compacts wet or dry waste in the smallest of waste corrals for this Midwestern hotel chain.
Where does all of this trash go when its collected? Because of their large volumes of waste, it is not efficient or cost-effective for hotels to use open-top dumpsters to hold their waste. Instead, many choose to put stationary or self-contained compactors in their waste corrals to reduce the number of pulls per month, keep the areas free from vermin, odor, and employee pilferage. Just as importantly, these lockable compactors reduce the risk from fire or other personal injury related to back of house areas. They do all of this while providing a minimum of a 4:1 compaction ratio and a 75% savings in hauling and labor.
For hotels with limited waste corral space, vertical trash compactors, like Harmony’s P200 or VC100 are the ideal solution. These space-saving machines provide the same, if not greater compaction power while utilizing less operational space. For waste that contains wet or dry waste, many hotels prefer liquid tight compactors like Harmony’s P6FL self-contained compactor.
More Than Hotel Trash Compactors
Vertical recycling balers help hotels save money by recycling valuable commodities.
Hotels across the country utilize more than just trash compactors to help reduce waste. Sustainability-minded organizations recycle reusable byproducts with vertical recycling balers. Commodities like cardboard, shrink wrap, aluminum, plastics, and paper are easily bundled and taken by recyclers for additional revenue. This helps to reduce the overall waste hauled away while building on the company’s brand reputation.
Forward-thinking hotels go even further, employing the expertise of environmental sustainability consulting firms like Evrsphere to help them move toward LEED certification and to create healthier, human-centric spaces. They offer a variety of tools and products to achieve this in the areas of Human Health Assessment, Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Monitoring, and Building Efficacy and Efficiency. Hotel leadership teams are realizing a fast and tangible ROI with these types of products and services.
Contact Harmony Today!
If you would like to learn more about hotel compactors, or any of our wide range of long lasting balers, compactors, or full product destruction equipment, we would love to talk with you. Harmony is your go-to resource for all things waste and recycling. We use our proven process to ensure that every customer is proposed the right waste handling or recycling solution for their exact needs. Call us at (507) 886-6666 or fill out this simple contact form today!
