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Environmentally-Friendly Features of Rowan Tree Hostel

The team at Rowan Tree is committed to a greener future. Here are some of the initiatives we are undertaking towards helping our environment:

1. •All staff are trained on green issues and encouraged to contribute towards making our hostel greener. They walk, cycle or use public transport to get to work.
   

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3. •All plastic, paper, cardboard, aluminum cans and glass, batteries and gas cylinders are collected and recycled.
   

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5. •We use recycled paper for all our printing needs and recycle ink and toner cartridges.
   

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7. •We have installed motion-controlled lighting where suitable to reduce energy wastage.
   

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9. •All showers and taps are fitted with push buttons to reduce water wastage.
   

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11. •The hostel is powered by Energia who supply green electricity from a range of wind farms.
    

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13. •We are calculating our carbon emissions and will be offsetting this.
    

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15. •Solar panels are installed on the roof to reduce the amount of energy used to heat the water.