Khaosan Sapporo wants to be greener 。。。

。。。and we took it literally ；）

Some new plants will replace the plastic ones. It looks nicer AND also increases the air quality.

But seriously, what does "green" really mean? For example, it would be awesome to have solar panels on the roof to generate our own energy. Unfortunately that's not possible (yet?). But it doesn't always have to be "big". There are a lot of small things we can – and should – do. Protecting the environment is everybody's responsibility - the more so, if you are a hostel hosting approx. 25000 people per year.
That's why we set a new goal this year: at least one step per month towards a greener Khaosan!

So first of all we had a good look at our facilities and asked ourselves: "Do we need this? Is there a more eco-friendly version?".  

To start with, we bought a stock of reusable plates, cups and chopsticks for parties (and they were in use for a couple of parties already, e.g. our Polish-Russian-Party recently). No more one way paper cups, plates and chopsticks!

(And for the traveler that cares: "I don't need chopsticks/a plastic bag" - "Hashi/fukuro iranai (des)")

Reduce, reuse, buying in bulks and handmade wherever possible. E.g., we have always been reusing paper and we will change to unbleached paper soon. 

A great thing is also the stapler that doesn't use any metal.

And waste is not always just waste, but can be turned into something else. 

You see, eco-friendly is not only good for the environment, but it makes you creative and is fun!  ;)

....to be continued

To the official website of Khaosan Sapporo

written by Irene