Circular
Circular hospitality at SeaSpace
We’re looking at hospitality through a whole new lens. It’s all about rethinking how we source, use, and reuse resources across our spaces, keeping materials moving for longer and squeezing unnecessary waste right out of our operations.
Rethinking surplus & furnishings
When we transformed the old Sands Resort Hotel in Porth, keeping existing furniture away from landfill was top of our list. We rehomed hundreds of pieces, finding new life for chairs, tables, mini fridges, and outdoor sets.
A community furniture sale gave local neighbours and fresh startup businesses the chance to snap up quality pieces at fair prices. Anything remaining went straight to local heroes doing great work nearby, including St Petrocs, St Blazey CIC, DISC Newquay, and The Children’s Sailing Trust. Extra craft supplies and seasonal decorations headed over to BF Adventure and the Brandon Trust to fuel their community creative projects.
On-site circularity & creative reuse
Everyday materials get a fun second act around here. Spare timber, pallets, and cable reels left over from our building works now live on as our outdoor mud kitchen, small-world play reels, and games room features. Pre-loved kitchen utensils and timber joined our nature trail, forming interactive bug hotels, hedgehog hideaways, and a musical meadow.
Closed-loop operations
We team up with clever partners to turn daily waste back into useful resources:
Food waste to energy: We separate all organic leftovers on site, turning food scraps into clean energy and bio-fertiliser through local anaerobic digestion.
Cooking oil to biofuel: Olleco collects our used kitchen oil, transforming it straight into renewable biodiesel.
Cork recycling: Drop off your natural corks at our front desk. Through the Love LIGA project, we gather them up to be remade into brand-new cork goods while supporting native tree planting.
Refillable bath & body care: Your land&water bath products arrive in 5-litre bulk refills, topping up full-sized 100% recycled bottles and keeping single-use plastic miniatures out of our bathrooms.
Circularity in print & apparel: Our team rocks Teemill uniforms built on a closed-loop system—designed to be returned and remade into fresh clothes when worn out. Every piece of paper print you see runs on 100% recycled stock.
Conscious partnerships
We choose partners who think like us. We stock ocean-plastic sunglasses and litter pickers from Cornish crew Waterhaul, hosting regular beach cleans where collected ghost gear feeds right back into their manufacturing loop. You’ll also spot sustainability focused legends like Good Tuesday and Waterhaul in our larder and retail spots, prioritising recycled fabrics, thoughtful sourcing, and gear built to last.
Current and past partnerships include:
Retail - Waterhaul, Forthglade, Red Equipment, Good Tuesday, Roarsome, Glow
Food & beverage - Cornwall Pasta Company, Cornish Charcuterie, Popti, Cornish Cordials, Cornish Olive Stall, UP, Cornish Seaweed Company, Hugo's Muesli, Fowey Valley, Pentire Drinks, Two Farmers Crisps, Cornish Sea Salt Company
Other - Pollenize, Kits Nursery