L’eau and behold: hotel goes green

Guests at one of Scotland’s most luxurious hotels can satisfy their thirst for saving the planet with a new eco-friendly initiative to reduce waste.

The five-star Fairmont St Andrews in Fife is now offering visitors specially designed reusable glass bottles that can be filled up with tap water.

The move means the establishment will no longer provide disposable bottles of water in its 212 guest rooms.

Water top-up points will also be installed within the hotel.

The new scheme, which is part of Scottish Water’s Your Water Your Life campaign, is the latest in a host of green measures at the hotel.

These include housing 20,000 native Scottish honey bees, sourcing most food locally, using recycled and rain water to fill ponds and generating 60 per cent of its own power.

Douglas Millican, chief executive of Scottish Water, said: “Fairmont St Andrews is to be commended for investing in this initiative, which will not only ensure guests at the hotel can easily top up from the tap and enjoy our fantastic Scottish water, but also make a positive impact on the environment by reducing waste.”