[Cross Hotel/Cross Life] One-of-a-kind upcycled clocks are produced and exhibited from approximately 51 kg of waste plastic collected jointly by five hotels.
*ORIX Hotel Management Co., Ltd.*
Press release: August 19, 2024
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Create and exhibit one-of-a-kind upcycled clocks from approximately 51 kg of waste plastic collected jointly by five hotels.
*SDGs project undertaken by ORIX Group for a future where travel can still be enjoyed 100 years from now*
Cross Hotel Kyoto uses wooden needles
Cross Hotel Sapporo (Location: Chuo Ward, Sapporo City, Hokkaido, General Manager: Naoya Mikami), Cross Hotel Kyoto (Location: Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, General Manager: Hanmei) Yoshihiro), Cross Hotel Osaka (Location: Chuo-ku, Osaka, General Manager: Mizutani)
Cross Life Hakata Tenjin, Cross Life Hakata Yanagibashi (Location: Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City, General Manager: Takahashi)
As part of the sustainability efforts of Orix Hotel Management Co., Ltd., which operates Hotel Nobuharu), we are pleased to announce that we have completed an upcycled clock that utilizes used amenities, unnecessary plastic, etc.
Cross Life Hakata Yanagibashi uses brand colors
Orix Hotel Management Co., Ltd. has identified coexistence with the local community as one of its key sustainability activities, and is working to discover and create new tourism resources by collaborating with local companies and local governments, and by utilizing the resources of the Orix Group. Here we come. In order to create a future in which people can still enjoy traveling 100 years from 2024, we have started the “Tsunagu Developing Tourism Project” as an action that will lead to sustainable tourism that we can take now.
As part of this effort, we collect plastic waste from hotels and waste thrown into the ocean, and use REMARE Co., Ltd.’s material recycling technology, which can mold boards from different plastic materials, to produce common boards at five facilities. I did. CROSS is a project jointly conducted by 5 hotels: 3 Cross Hotels and 2 Cross Life Hotels. for the BLUE”, we will create highly artistic one-of-a-kind clocks that match the characteristics of each facility and display them in the public spaces of each facility.
The theme of this project is “Let’s protect the richness of the ocean,” which is one of the goals of SDGs 17, and we collected waste with the cooperation of Kyoto Aquarium and Sumida Aquarium, which are operated by Orix Hotel Management Co., Ltd. Ta.
ORIX Hotel Management Co., Ltd. will continue to work on
sustainability while valuing “services that provide a variety of comforts.”
*About upcycled watches*
We created an upcycled watch by using the large amount of plastic waste generated by hotels and combining it with ocean-related waste.
* Garbage used as material *
* 1. Collected garbage * * Used hair brush, PET bottle cap, 1 kg * A collection box was set up within the facility between March 15th and April 30th, 2024, and customers were asked to place their used hairbrushes and plastic bottle caps into the collection box. * 2. Sumida Aquarium, Kyoto Aquarium 5.1km*
Marine debris collected during beach cleanup activities on the Ogasawara Islands and plastic trash generated from educational activities for children were collected from two aquariums at group facilities.
collected garbage
* 3. Collection corner set up at each facility 38 kg of plastic waste no longer needed at the facility *
We made use of unnecessary guest room equipment and scrap items used at events. Collection corners set up at each facility (Cross Hotel Sapporo)
* Upcycled clocks at each facility *
The collected garbage is collected at the upcycle brand REMALE Co., Ltd., where it is all crushed, melted, and molded to produce boards that retain the nuances of the materials. This board material was processed into a custom-made clock.
* Cross Hotel Sapporo *: A wall clock with red accents that matches the back wall is installed in the 2nd floor lobby.
*Cross Hotel Kyoto*: A table clock with wooden hands is installed in the lobby to match the wood-based interior.
*Cross Hotel Osaka*: A table clock with red hands, which is often used in interior design, is installed at the concierge desk.
*Cross Life Hakata Tenjin*: Accented with the brand color yellow, the surface is textured to create shadows.
*Cross Life Hakata Yanagibashi*: Round wood-grained needles are used to blend in with the natural and soft lobby.
Cross Hotel Sapporo
Cross Hotel Kyoto
Cross Hotel Osaka
Cross Life Hakata Tenjin
Cross Life Hakata Yanagibashi
*About CROSS HOTEL:*
CROSS
HOTEL is a lifestyle brand located in prime locations in major cities, connecting with people and the city, and providing unique and irreplaceable stays. NEW
DISCOVERIES, NEW
With CONNECTIONS as our brand concept, we will deliver a time where you can make new discoveries and feel stimulated no matter when you stop by. The three Cross Hotels currently in operation are located in the center of Sapporo, Kyoto, and Osaka, where all people can gather without barriers and provide extraordinary experiences within reach.
Cross Hotel Sapporo official website
https://cross-sapporo.orixhotelsandresorts.com/
Cross Hotel Kyoto official website https://cross-kyoto.orixhotelsandresorts.com/ Cross Hotel Osaka official website https://cross-osaka.orixhotelsandresorts.com/
*About CROSS Life*
CROSS Life is a sister brand CROSS
A casual lifestyle brand that inherits HOTEL’s DNA of “connection with the local community.” We provide a comfortable third place that feels like home, where you can say “Welcome home!” whenever you come. A favorite place for everyone to be themselves, connecting people, connecting people and the community, and expanding horizons. That is CROSS
It’s Life.
Crosslife Hakatatenjin official website
https://crosslife-hakatatenjin.orixhotelsandresorts.com/
Cross Life Hakata Yanagibashi Official Website
https://crosslife-hakatayanagibashi.orixhotelsandresorts.com/
* About ORIX HOTELS & RESORTS: *
ORIX HOTELS &
RESORTS is the inn and hotel management business brand of ORIX Hotel Management Co., Ltd. We have a wide range of categories, from luxury to casual, centering on both inns and hotels, and provide experiences tailored to the various life stages of our guests in order to provide “places you’ll want to visit again.” We are delivering. In December 2023, a new “Atami/Izusan
Karaku opened, and currently ORIX HOTELS &
RESORTS operates 14 inns and hotels under 5 brands, from Hokkaido in the north to Fukuoka and Oita in the south.
ORIX HOTELS & RESORTS Official Website: https://www.orixhotelsandresorts.com/ ORIX HOTELS & RESORTS Instagram official account:
https://www.instagram.com/orix_hotels_and_resorts/
* About “Tsunagu Hagukumu Tourism Project”: *
This is one of the sustainability promotion activities targeting all 22 inns, hotels, and training facilities directly managed by Orix Hotel Management Co., Ltd. In order to realize sustainable tourism, tourism is a major theme in the SDGs, including Goal 8 “Decent Work and Economic Growth,” Goal 12 “Responsible Production and
Consumption,” and Goal 14 “Enriching the Ocean.” This is a project that allows customers to experience actions that lead to the achievement of the three goals of “Let’s Protect” while using and staying at our facilities. This year, from March 15th to April 30th, 2024, we will be offering accommodation plans and meals under the theme of “Let’s protect the richness of the ocean” at our directly managed facilities (22 facilities in total) operated by our company nationwide. , various types of initiatives such as exhibitions were carried out.
Connecting and developing tourism project page:
https://www.orixhotelsandresorts.com/feature/166204/