Green Policy

2008 winners of the Temple Bar Green’n'Clean Awards

The team at Kinlay is committed to a greener future.

Listed are the initiatives we are undertaking towards helping our environment:

  • All staff are trained on green issues and encouraged to contribute towards making our hostel greener.
  • All plastic, paper, cardboard, aluminum cans and glass, batteries and gas cylinders are collected and recycled.
  • We use recycled paper for all our printing needs and recycle ink and toner cartridges.
  • We have installed motion-controlled lighting where suitable to reduce energy wastage.
  • All showers and taps are fitted with push buttons to reduce water wastage.
  • The boiler has been upgraded to enable us to adjust the heating and turn off heating to sections of the building as and when required.
  • We have upgraded all of our office and guest computers to those with a higher energy rating.
  • The hostel is powered by Airtricity who generate electricity using wind power – producing no emissions or by-products of any kind. Year to date, our power saving is on average 1600 units per statement – equivalent to 4.13 c02 tonnes per year.
  • Our Green Officer attends Sustainable Tourism Conferences and training days and we are active in forming links with eco friendly partners in the tourism sector.
 

  • Competitions

    Tito's Thousand Friends

    Kinlay's turtle wants to be your friend. We've promised him a girlfriend when he has 1000 friends on facebook. If you are his 1000th friend you will win a free stay here at Kinlay (and Tito's eternal gratitude and he says he will name his child after you too) Here's his page: http://www.facebook.com/people/Tito-Turtle/100002245627225

    Turtle Tweets

    Tito the Turtle can't speak but he wants to tweet. Send your suggested tweets for our new Turtle and win free accommodation-email here