[Certified Facility Introduction] Courtyard by Marriott Fukui | A Sustainable Hotel Model from Hokuriku, Advancing Waste Reduction and Regional Circularity

1. Facility Overview
Located just a two‑minute walk from Fukui Station, Courtyard by Marriott Fukui occupies the upper floors of a 28‑story mixed‑use building. With 252 guest rooms, banquet facilities, a Japanese restaurant, an all‑day dining venue, and a lounge bar, the hotel serves as a new hub for exchange and activity in the Hokuriku region.
As the first Green Key‑certified hotel in Fukui Prefecture, the property promotes environmentally conscious operations. Through collaboration with local businesses, the hotel contributes not only within Fukui but also across the broader Hokuriku area—including Kanazawa and Toyama—supporting the advancement of sustainable tourism throughout the region.

2. Good Practices
Courtyard by Marriott Fukui places strong emphasis on waste reduction and resource circularity, implementing concrete initiatives within daily operations.

■Reducing Beverage Container Waste in Guest Rooms:
The hotel discontinued the provision of aluminum canned beverages and installed water dispensers in all guest rooms.
This maintains guest convenience while significantly reducing single‑use container waste.

■Circular Recycling of Coffee Capsules:
In partnership with Nespresso, the hotel collects used coffee capsules for recycling. The recovered materials are repurposed, and the resulting soil amendment is utilized in the hotel’s landscaping through an external contractor—making the resource‑circulation process visible within hotel operations.

■Food‑Loss Reduction Initiatives:
Surplus ingredients from restaurants and banquets are repurposed in the staff cafeteria. Close coordination between purchasing and kitchen teams ensures maximum utilization of ingredients, helping to reduce food waste.

3. Challenges
Because the hotel occupies floors 15 through 28 of a high‑rise building, it faces structural limitations that make it difficult to create large indoor green spaces.
To address this, the hotel focuses on environmental contribution through regional partnerships. By actively incorporating local agricultural products and collaborating with farmers and producers, the hotel promotes local sourcing in its restaurants—supporting both environmental and economic circularity within the region.
Even within the constraints of an urban high‑rise, the hotel continues to explore new approaches to enhance sustainability in collaboration with the local community.

4. Message
“As the first Green Key‑certified hotel in Fukui Prefecture, we have received strong interest from local stakeholders. Our initiatives extend beyond Fukui, and we aim to share our learnings with partners across the Hokuriku region, including our suppliers in Kanazawa.

Our goal is to serve as a model for sustainable tourism in Hokuriku, contributing to the region’s long‑term environmental and economic vitality.”