民宿環保標章建構之研究以國際旅館業環保標章之角度

Abstract

環保標章不只是有利於環境、業主以及旅客，更可以持續促進鄉村地區的永續發展，環保民宿的概念與環保面向是相輔相成，兩者能涵蓋綠色能源、永續旅遊又含有綠色住宿活動等意涵，使民宿產業走向節能與環保。本研究目的為以我國旅館業環保標章規範做調查與訪問，了解民宿經營符合環保標章程度，民宿業者可以依循能源效率管理、環境保育、交通影響、廢棄物與廢水管理、危害物質管理等做民宿經營管理。本研究以10家南投縣埔里鎮桃米社區合法特色民宿業者為調查與訪談的對象，研究結果顯示：透過與特色民宿業者訪談後了解業者經營較符合能源效率管理的經營包含：減少提供拋棄式一次使用的盥洗用品、床單及毛巾更換次數的減少、使用節能電器；交通影響部分為實施遊客接駁；廢棄物與廢水管理部分，只實施固體廢棄物減量等環保等現況，另一方面特色民宿業者雖有意配合申請環保標章認證，但基於營運成本考量與住宿旅客接受程度等因素訪問的10家業者目前均無申請環保標章的意願。本研究結果建議我國公部門及主管單位在輔導民宿業者進行環保標章申請時，應強化與經營模式的連結，並簡化申請之程序。Following green hotel criteria is not only good for the environment, owners and tourists, but also can continue to promote the sustainable development of rural areas. The concept of green hotel criteria are environmental protection-oriented. The criteria cover green energy, sustainable tourism and green lodging activities. By doing so, the hotel industry can be toward to energy-saving and environmental protection. The purpose of this study was to understand how the home stay facilities can implement the level of application of green hotel criteria. Home stay facility operation management contains energy efficiency management, environmental conservation, traffic impacts, waste and wastewater management, hazardous substances management. In this study, ten legal home stay facilities located in Taomi community, Puli Town, Nantou County were chosen as object to do surveys and interviews. The study results showed that: in the home stay operations, the manager implement reducing disposable toiletries, replacing of sheets and towel, using energy-efficient appliances which were the home stay operation after the interviews with the ten home stay facilities, energy efficiency management meet the standard of green hotel criteria includes: reducing providing disposable toiletries, reducing the replacements of sheets and towels, using energy-efficient appliances ; The managers apply reducing providing disposable toiletries, reducing the replacement of sheets and towels, using energy-efficient appliances to achieve the criteria of energy efficiency management. Additionally, in order to reduce traffic impact, the managers had provided tourists’ transportation by requested. The implement of waste and wastewater management criteria, the managers only reduced solid waste. On the other hand, although the owners of home-stay facilities had intentions to apply green mark certification, but the operating cost and tourists acceptances were major concerns. Therefore, the owners of home stay facilities showed no desire to apply the green mark certification at this time. The study result suggests when our public sectors and authorities guided the home stay facility to apply the green mark certification, they should strengthen the connection between standard and operation model and simplify the procedure of application.