The Sustainability Lab is the Maldives’ first plastic recycling centre in the entire archipelago. The Lab currently prevents plastic waste from going to landfill using innovative recycling machinery.
Pilot Location
Fairmont Sirru Fen Fushi
Sustainability Lab
Products
Made by the Sustainability Lab, featuring Precious Plastic technology
The Sustainability Lab uses plastic that would otherwise go to landfill using special machines designed by the company Precious Plastic that turns them into:
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Bespoke Guest Souvenirs & Amenities
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Hotel Equipment & Tools
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Unique Furniture
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Art Items & more
Create a Ruler & Keyring
Create a ruler and turtle keyring to hand out to students of the local school, member of the Lab's network
Create Plastic Sheets
Design and create plastic sheets to be made into furniture
Build Furniture
Work with Carpenters to measure, cut, and build the designed furniture
Activities
Beach Clean Ups, Coral Gardening, Reef Restoration, Tree Nursing, Carpentry Workshop
Why Fairmont Sirru Fen Fushi?
THE PLASTIC RECYCLING
The Hotels Sustainability Lab is the Maldives first plastic recycling center in the entire archipelago
INVESTMENT IN SOLAR
The hotel has the largest solar project in the Maldives, with 3,307 solar panels producing an estimated 1,048 kw of energy
ECOFRIENDLY ART GALLERY
The Hotel has the worlds first semi-submerged underwater art gallery titled the Coralarium
MOTIVATION TO SUSTAINABILITY
The Fairmont Sirru Fen Fushi aims to become a net zero hotel
01. Segregating
It's very important to separate the plastic by type as they have different melting points
02. Washing
Plastic is washed to ensure the best quality output possible for the products being designed
03. Cutting
Cut the plastic into smaller pieces so that it's easier and faster to process
04. Shredding
The Blades turn the plastic into small flakes, which drop in colored or mixed boxes
05. Melting and Carpentry
Using the Sheet Press or the Extruder before the Carpenters Workshop for modeling and assembling