Sleepzone & the Environment

Environmental Policy - Sleepzone Hostels
  • Sleepzone Hostels are dedicated to the long-term goal of using sustainable energy forms, and have recently completed the installation of solar panels in Sleepzone Connemara, with plans in place for installation at Sleepzone – The Burren when circumstances permit.
  • Electricity for each Sleepzone is wind-generated via Airtricity
  • Sleepzone Hostels reduce the amount of energy consumed wherever possible – using low-watt bulbs, insulating our older properties and replacing old and inefficient equipment.
  • The hostels source local services whenever possible for service, maintenance and security work.
  • The hostels recycle all cardboard, glass, plastic and aluminium
  • We encourage our customers to use public transport to access our hostels whenever possible – we have also secured a competitive rate for transport with local tour buses that travel to the rural regions daily.
  • We are converting to the use of materials from sustainable sources for our promotional materials (either recycled material, or materials from sustainable forests) and for our energy needs (with the installation of solar panels and conversion to the use of biomass fuels).
  • We encourage our guests to abide by the Seven Principles of Leave no Trace in order to conserve biodiversity in the regions where our rural properties are located in particular.

 

Press release - Sleepzone Hostels to invest €100k in Renewable Energy Systems in Connemara

(09 Oct 2008)

Sleepzone Hostel Group, with three large properties in Galway City, Connemara and The Burren, has announced plans for a substantial environmental investment in its Connemara hostel, which overlooks Killary fjord near the village of Leenane. Over €100k is being invested in solar panels and biomass fuels for Sleepzone Connemara, following an environmental audit by Sustainable Energy Ireland late last year.

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