Our Green Standards

52% of the meeting planners are planning "green meetings". Hotels, suppliers and vendors are finally on board with this initiative. Being "green" can actually save money when it was once considered to be a costly intiative. For example, I am finding that a lot of meeting planners are eliminating water bottles thus reducing expenses by $4.50 per bottle! Here are some of our Hotel Green standards:

• Newspaper recycling bin.
• Cardboard bailer. All boxes and cardboard are recycled.
• Glass bottle bin. All glass bottles including liquor, beer and wine are recycled.
• Co-mingled bin for all recyclables
• Trash compactor is for “wet” waste and we have “red” containers designated
• Green Wednesday and Saturday. We eliminate these days for hotel deliveries.
• Used copier toners and ink cartridges are recycled through an approved vendor
• Practicing electronic B.E.O. distribution.
• Encourage both sides printing on our copier paper for internal distribution and our copier paper is made from 10% recycled paper
• Ride Share/Carpooling in place with designated front of the garage parking
• Changed lighting to compact fluorescent throughout hotel to save energy
• Signage in guest rooms to request clean sheets and towels.
• Carpet shampoo and odor neutralizer are green standard