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Sydney Railway Square YHA and Sustainability

At Railway Square YHA, we’re so sustainable, we recycled our entire building! Once a sorting shed for parcels transported by train to Sydney’s Central Station, we’re still fully committed to reducing our environmental footprint and being a responsible community member.

Energy reduction:

Solar hot water – the sun boosts our natural gas system, free of charge
Low energy and timed lighting: no need for lights on in empty rooms!
Free bike storage + repair facilities

Waste minimisation:

Totally recyclable Bamboo room cards
Co-mingled recycling and system: jam jars for café cups and making old things new… Can’t stay for a drink? We sell keep cups, reusable water bottles and compost our coffee grounds with help from a local community garden!
Recycled deck chairs and dining tables: Fence posts and old plastics are living a second life
Upcycled luggage racks = vertical garden, herbs included!

Water conservation:

Rainwater tank: 50% per cent of the toilets in our common bathrooms use rain water to flush!
Educational signage: Reminding you that Australia is a dry country and water is precious!

Social sustainability:

‘Who Gives a Crap’ toilet paper –recycled, with 50% of profits helping to build toilets in developing countries
Return and earn scheme: recycling bottles and donating the proceeds to charity.
Kitchen signage: Learn what’s in season and why it’s delicious!
Fundraising for ocean conservation: helping raise funds for Sea Shepherd Australia

Did You Know?

Every night you spend in a hostel creates an average of 9 kilograms of carbon emissions

(Certified by the Carbon Reduction Institute).

How can you help?

Each time you book a bed online, you can choose to contribute $1 towards the Sustainable Hostel Fund.

By going green with YHA, you can help us turn our existing properties into eco-friendly hostels and be greenest hostel network in Australia.

TRAVEL TO LEARN. LEARN TO TRAVEL

YHA acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia. We acknowledge and pay our respects to Elders past, present, emerging and the extended Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island community.