ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

Lough Lannagh Holiday Village is work towards the EU Eco Flower for tourist accommodation. We are currently developing our environmental policy toward sustainable tourism, and minimising our carbon footprint.

Lough Lannagh Holiday Village Environmental Policy

As a family friendly holiday village in an urban location, we strive daily to protect and nurture our natural environment. We care about the world and what we do and what we will passed on to our children. With this in mind we aim to make Lough Lannagh Holiday Village as environmentally friendly as possible.

We email where possible, and we no longer have a printed coloured brochure. Instead we encourage clients to view our information online at www.loughlannagh.ie

We ask guests to help us by recycling newspapers, magazines, cans and plastic bottles using the bins provided around the property and in your accommodation area.

Behind the scenes we reuse and recycle a wide variety of items including paper, card, glass, printer cartridges, electronic equipment, batteries, CDs, furniture, linen, and even wine bottle corks.

As well as recycling used materials, we have water saving equipment installed, and we monitor our energy usage daily to help us reduce our carbon footprint. Low energy lighting has been installed nearly everywhere. Guests can help by turning off lights, heating and appliances when they are not in their room to conserve even more energy.

In our Breakfast Cafe and kitchen, we aim to make best use of local seasonal produce in our menus when available. We are moving away from individually packaged items such as jams and sugars and are replacing them with delicious locally made produce presented in refillable containers. We use biodegradable straws and unbleached chlorine-free napkins. Our kitchen deliveries arrive in reusable crates, and we have a composting area where garden and kitchen waste is sent to be turned into natural fertiliser for our plants and flowers.

Outside certain parts of the grounds have been left to grow into wild flower areas to encourage local wildlife such as butterflies, moths, bats and small songbirds. Many of these creatures are becoming scarce and we are hoping to increase the local population.

Our aim is that our guests will encourage others to look after the world for future generations.

We hope you will join us in trying to make Lough Lannagh Holiday Village as environmentally friendly as possible. We have thought of some ways in which you can help us:

Please don't leave the tap running when you brush your teeth
Switch off your lights when you leave your bedroom
Spend a day of your holiday ‘car free'
Visit us at reception and give us your ideas on how we can do more to reduce, re-use and recycle!

Thank you for doing your bit!
Paul & Gerardine Lennon