15 Hilton hotels in Egypt supply 1.6 tons of used oil monthly to Tagaddod
By Akram Medhat
Hilton Worldwide, the global hotel management company, has signed a partnership agreement with Tagaddod, a company specializing in renewable energy, waste recycling and the production of biodiesel fuel from used cooking oil, under which 15 Hilton hotels will supply the company with 1,564 kilograms of used cooking oil per month.
Under this contract, Tagaddod uses this oil to produce biodiesel and crude glycerin at a rate of 1,330 kg, produced on the same day at the company's plant, with used oil making up 85% of the biodiesel and crude glycerin produced, which is then exported for use by international companies specializing in waste management in France, Britain, Italy and the Netherlands.
The partnership includes 15 Hilton hotels in Egypt: Hilton Alexandria Corniche, Hilton Alexandria Green Plaza, Hilton Alexandria King's Ranch, Hilton Cairo World Trade Center Residences, Hilton Cairo Zamalek Residences, Hilton Hurghada Long Beach Resort, Hilton Hurghada Resort, Hilton Marsa Alam Nubian Resort, Hilton Pyramids Golf, Hilton Sharks Bay Resort, Hilton Sharm Dreams Resort, Hilton Sharm El Sheikh Fayrouz Resort, Hilton Sharm Waterfalls Resort, Ramses Hilton, and Hilton Luxor Resort & Spa.
In this context, Mohab Ghali, Vice President of Operations for Egypt and North Africa at Hilton, said the group deals with natural resources and rationalizing their consumption with full seriousness and responsibility, as it is constantly looking for new and innovative ways to reduce and reuse waste. The partnership with Tagaddod comes to support its commitment to environmental sustainability and to add new value to all the social responsibility initiatives the company carries out in waste recycling, helping improve and develop the experience of guests and visitors and develop the community in which Hilton operates.
For his part, Ahmed Raafat, operations manager at Tagaddod, stressed that the partnership with Hilton hotels across the country will enable the company to become a leader in providing renewable energy to businesses and households in the Middle East, adding that the company provides its safe and environmentally friendly services to hotels and restaurants to dispose of used cooking oil, and believes that renewable energy is the future.
He added that Tagaddod operates an ISCC-certified plant producing biodiesel from used cooking oil, an environmentally friendly fuel used in conventional diesel engines that can replace regular diesel fuel. To ensure the highest product quality, the quality of the used oil it receives is verified, as the company does not accept oils containing more than 5% impurities. He pointed out that the company is studying the possibility of expanding its production by recycling metal cans and plastic bottles in the future.
It is worth noting that Hilton is one of the world's leading hospitality companies, with 5,000 hotels around the world, whether owned, leased or franchised, with a capacity of 812,000 rooms in 103 countries. Hilton has 14 global brands: Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Curio Collection by Hilton, Canopy by Hilton, DoubleTree by Hilton, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, Embassy Suites Hotels, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton by Hilton, Tru by Hilton, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Home2 Suites by Hilton and Hilton Grand Vacations.
