Eco hostel in Lisbon, Portugal
All our plates, cutlery and cups are glass or ceramic. We store produce from our kitchens in glass jars, including tea, coffee,sugar, etc.
For some products, like milk, we are still researching suppliers that can deliver their products in a jar rather than a plastic package. We compensate this by shredding all the plastic so later we can transform it into new products.
By law, in Portugal, we can't provide bar soaps at the toilets, for hygiene reasons. We do however refill the liquid soap dispensers with ecological biodegradable soap that we buy in big containers. We do not provide plastic bottles, cups or anything like that. All the toilet paper is recycled.
When the time does come to recycle a plastic item at the hostel, we have created a project whereby our visitors help us to transform the plastic waste into new products like plates, cups or bottles which will then be used again by clients on their stay closing the plastic waste cycle.
We have three specialist machines for breaking down and transforming plastic waste:
1. Plastic shreding: Breaks down the plastic in little peaces. This machine is powered only by a bike that guests use so they are part of the process.
2. Filament transformation: It transforms the previous little plastic pieces into a unique filament through heat.
3. 3D printer: It transforms the filament into a product that we define. We always choose objects we can use on the daily operation of the hostel and the guests can use.
We have tips on the walls where we promote free upcycling workshops so guests can learn about recycling plastic and we expressly show them how we are single-use plastic free.
Our team is very passionate about sustainability. We follow different sustainability trends around the world and innovative projects being implemented across different industries. However, we felt there was not enough being done in the Portugal tourism sector and we decided that it was time for us to take that step forward.
Responsible tourism
As the pioneers of responsible tourism, we screen every trip so you can travel knowing your holiday will help support conservation and local people.
This hostel was designed to be a flagship for sustainability both in Portugal, and the world's hostelling community. We have developed innovative projects based on circular economy and in partnership with local environmental non-profits. These projects are integrated into the very basis of the way the hostel works. The waste cycle is almost closed as we buy in bulk from local producers to reduce plastic and other materials waste. We also have an innovative project, in which the clients are involved, to transform the plastic waste into new products, like plates, cups or bottles, that will then be used again by the clients on their stay closing the waste cycle. The same happens in the food cycle, as the food waste will be composted by worms to produce enriched soil for our vertical garden. The eatable plants will then be used on the meals offered to the clients, closing the food waste cycle.
We make an everyday effort to rethink our operation to reduce our carbon footprint.
Moreover, the room furniture was made from upcycling of old furniture and wooden waste, we sell zero-waste products at our sustainable shop, we only use ecologic and biodegradable cleaning products, we print using soy ink among many other projects.
Every month we implement new environmental projects to innovate!
The Impacts of this Trip
We made a promise to the local community and to the beneficiaries of our non-profit partners to create projects that would support them.
Every client that stays with us is offered with a free yoga class three times a week. We also organize one free class a week to everyone from the neighborhood who wants to join us.
We offer free rooms to underprivileged people supported by institutions, namely the families of children getting cancer treatments at the hospital. We can offer up to 100 nights a month.
Our food excess is donated to a food bank supporting 300 local families. Our Social shop sells products made by disabled people. Our terrace offers a variety of free events such as animal adoption fairs, upcycling workshops, swap markets, social partners fundraising, among many other sustainability-related events.
We promote culture! We also created an art gallery for changemakers and people from our social non-profit partners.
And you can also be part of it, as there is much more available for you to experience at our hostel! Donate something, volunteer your time, learn new skills on our zero waste workshops, compensate your flight emissions, bike to transform plastic into new products among many other opportunities!
This hostel was designed to be a flagship for sustainability both in Portugal, and the world's hostelling community. We have developed innovative projects based on circular economy and in partnership with local environmental non-profits. These projects are integrated into the very basis of the way the hostel works. The waste cycle is almost closed as we buy in bulk from local producers to reduce plastic and other materials waste. We also have an innovative project, in which the clients are involved, to transform the plastic waste into new products, like plates, cups or bottles, that will then be used again by the clients on their stay closing the waste cycle. The same happens in the food cycle, as the food waste will be composted by worms to produce enriched soil for our vertical garden. The eatable plants will then be used on the meals offered to the clients, closing the food waste cycle.
We make an everyday effort to rethink our operation to reduce our carbon footprint.
Moreover, the room furniture was made from upcycling of old furniture and wooden waste, we sell zero-waste products at our sustainable shop, we only use ecologic and biodegradable cleaning products, we print using soy ink among many other projects.
Every month we implement new environmental projects to innovate!
The Impacts of this Trip
We made a promise to the local community and to the beneficiaries of our non-profit partners to create projects that would support them.
Every client that stays with us is offered with a free yoga class three times a week. We also organize one free class a week to everyone from the neighborhood who wants to join us.
We offer free rooms to underprivileged people supported by institutions, namely the families of children getting cancer treatments at the hospital. We can offer up to 100 nights a month.
Our food excess is donated to a food bank supporting 300 local families. Our Social shop sells products made by disabled people. Our terrace offers a variety of free events such as animal adoption fairs, upcycling workshops, swap markets, social partners fundraising, among many other sustainability-related events.
We promote culture! We also created an art gallery for changemakers and people from our social non-profit partners.
And you can also be part of it, as there is much more available for you to experience at our hostel! Donate something, volunteer your time, learn new skills on our zero waste workshops, compensate your flight emissions, bike to transform plastic into new products among many other opportunities!
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