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BLAUMAR hotel is the only hotel in Salou that has the Q quality, ISO14001 and EMAS certificates for environmental management. We were pioneers in Catalonia in the implementation of the EMAS system more than 20 years ago and we continue to renew our certificates year after year. We have achieved this thanks to the efforts of our staff, although our guests have also played an important part.
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high-quality, natural fertiliser. This way, we prevent waste generation and promote an effective and real circular economy.
Any excess compost is donated to collaborators, employees and local organisations. In doing so, we align environmental and
Our Quality and Environment Committee meets monthly to analyse the results of the satisfaction questionnaires filled in by almost 2,000 guests every year. Thanks to this information, every year we are able to introduce improvements designed to meet the expectations of our guests and to protect the environment.
For more information on these or other related topics, contact Nuria Varela Díaz-Delgado,
Director of Quality and Environment at Grupo Blaumar.
CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND OWN COMPOST
We’re among the first hotels on the peninsula to have installed an automated composting machine. Since March 2024, we’ve been re-purposing
food scraps from the buffet, typically destined for disposal, to create fertiliser for our gardens.
Our composting machine speeds up the aerobic or natural process (28 days vs. 6 months for manual processing). As a result, by the 4th–5th week since the introduction of the waste, organic and ecological compost is already available for collection. Our maintenance staff collects it, providing
social sustainability, reduce food waste and turn waste into a resource that enhances the planet’s well-being!
ECOFRIENDLY CLEANING SERVICE
DID you know that in the daily cleaning of the rooms of a hotel like Blaumar, more than 3,000 litres of water are consumed? At Hotel Blaumar, with an ISO14001
certificate and a pioneer in 2000 in implementing the European EMAS environmental management certificate, we have spent years reducing and optimizing our water consumption.
Among the
measures implemented is the flat scrubbing system of the Vileda brand, thanks to which we spend only about 500 liters of water on cleaning the floor, 65% less than a hotel that applies the usual scrubbing system, which reduces our daily consumption to approximately 2,300 liters.
Every year we set ourselves new goals
and objectives to continue improving our environmental behavior and for this reason, in 2023, as a novelty, we will start this activity, a collaborative gesture also for our clients: the eco-friendly cleaning.
ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIONS IN BLAUMAR HOTEL
We explain the actions that help us fulfill our environmental responsibility. • NEW FOR 2025: The Blaumar Hotel is implementing a digital tool (Back2blu) to collect and display its social, economic, and environmental sustainability projects and results to guests on TV screens. This digital tool is being implemented to transparently showcase the hotel's results and encourage sustainable behavior among Blaumar Group employees, suppliers, and customers. This project (file DUM-030000-2023-162) is funded by the Ministry of Industry and Tourism and the European Union – Next Generation EU, within the framework of the Recovery, Transformation, and Resilience Plan.
• Oil soap: We recycle the oil from our kitchens to make handmade hand soap. • Sustainable pool: We've reduced water consumption by 50%, and we don't use chlorine or chemicals to treat water, just sea salt. • Eco-friendly ashtray: Use it on the beach
for cigarette butts and other small items. You can request one from our reception staff.
• Gel/shampoo dispensers: This way,
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we avoid generating more than 15,000 individual plastic bottles each year. This soap does not contain parabens, sulfates, or silicones. • Breakfast: We offer some products in bulk as an alternative to individual containers. Help us reduce the 80,000 containers wasted last year. • Workshops: recycling scavenger hunt,
flower planting, or oil-making workshop. Let your children learn about the environment while playing with our facilitators. • Hotel tour: Want to learn our secrets and working methods? Talk to our hosts and sign up for one of our guided tours.
• Mediterranean Rooms: After the renovation, the rooms consume 50% less energy and 30% less water. • Water consumption: Our water consumption in 2022 was 199 liters per guest per day. Our goal of excellence is 140 liters. Reduce your shower time by 1 minute and we can save enough water to fit in the hotel pool each month.
• Air conditioning: The unit will automatically turn off if you open the balcony doors. When you leave your room, don't leave the air conditioning on. Just a few minutes of patience upon your return will be enough to return to a comfortable temperature.
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