Hilton Brisbane Team Members gathered together at the Brisbane Botanical Gardens on Tuesday to collect litter from the river and parklands as part of Corporate Clean Up Australia Day.

Twenty Hilton Brisbane Team Members were joined by seven RACQ staff and two German tourists for the initiative, collecting 10 bags of micro rubbish including cigarette butts, lollypop sticks, small pieces of paper and plastics from the Botanical Gardens between 2:30pm and 5:00pm.

It's not the first time Hilton Brisbane has sought to preserve the city, having introduced a range of environmental initiatives across the past few years.

The hotel’s travel with purpose program is heavily embedded across the company by continuously seeking ways to lower its environmental footprint and give back to the community that has supported them for over 30 years.

With a number of impressive recycling initiatives implemented on an ongoing basis with the help of local and national partners, Hilton Brisbane ensures their waste if being disposed of in the most useful and sustainable way.

In May 2019 Hilton Brisbane commemorated the hotel chain’s 100th anniversary by planting 100 trees in local Mt Gravatt parkland to give back to the community, offset their carbon emissions and leave a legacy for many years to come.

Hilton Brisbane’s Recycling Initiatives:

• Recycles all waste soap from guest rooms which is then upcycled to new bars of soap and distributed to developing countries and communities in need through Soap Aid
• Collects single use bottles as part of the ReturnIt scheme and with its profits the hotel supports community partners and other Travel with Purpose initiatives
• Donates all edible/usable food waste to OzHarvest for those in need instead of disposing in general waste
• Single use coffee cups are donated to Closed Loop to be recycled into items of higher value
• Donates small bottles of leftover amenities to OrangeSky for their shower services
• Donates pre-loved corporate wear to Suited for Success, which provides assistance to disadvantaged locals seeking employment
• Recycles toothbrushes through Terracycle
• Donates retired beds and mattresses to the Inala Youth Service
• Old sheets are repurposed to make pillowcases or other linen items instead of throwing them out, any other items are donated to charity
• Oil is collected by an oil recycling company
• Lightbulbs are recycled through Pr-Lamps
• All cardboard boxing and cartons are also recycled
• All general waste that cannot be recycled is sent to the Ti-Tree Bio Energy plant, which turns waste into energy.

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