The Fairmont Royal York Sustainability and Waste Management intern

The Royal York opened in 1929, the iconic royal York hotel is located in the heart of Toronto. The hotel has 1339 rooms over 1.5 million annual visitors and approximately 1500 employees. The Royal York is a landmark hotel that is coming back to life after the decrease in tourism due to the covid-19 pandemic. Since joining the team, I have helped the hotel in reaching its sustainability goals. As part of the Accor hotel group, one of the biggest goals Fairmont Royal York is working on is eliminating all single-use products from all the guest-facing areas. I had the opportunity to help find and implement solutions that were not replacing one single-use item for another but instead finding solutions that best fit Royal York’s operations and waste streams.