Facts
• The average hotel purchases more products in one week
than 100 families will typically purchase in one year.
• About 50 percent of a typical hotel's waste stream is
recyclable,not including food wastes. Instituting a recycling
program is a cost-effective way to reduce waste and save money.
• For an environmentally friendly alternative to floor wax, try using 1 cup of white vinegar mixed with 2 gallons of water to mop linoleum or no-wax floors. • Compact fluorescent bulbs last 10 times as long
as incandescent bulbs and use 75 percent less energy — meaning that one bulb can save you $25 over the lifetime of the bulb.
• You can save 13.5 gallons of fresh water by choosing not to replace bath towels and linen daily.
Follow these steps to learn how you can "green" your hotel
or motel Tips include guestroom, lobbies and public areas, dining and laundry areas, hotel operations and office.
• Greening the Guestroom
- Give the guest an option to have the towels and linens changed every other day or longer, rather than every day. Surveys have shown that more than 90 percent of guests like the option.
- Encourage staff to close drapes and turn off lights and air
conditioning when rooms are unoccupied.
- Install water-efficient fixtures, such as showerheads, aerators
and low-flow toilets in each room.
- Use refillable soap and shampoo dispensers.
- Encourage guests to recycle by providing clearly marked recycling
bins for cans, bottles and newspapers.
- Install energy-efficient lighting fixtures in each room.
Compact fluorescent fixtures can be screwed into many
existing lamps
and ceiling fixtures. To prevent theft, many hotels are installing
new fixtures with the compact
fluorescent lamps hard-wired into the
fixture.
- Consider purchasing Energy Star®-labeled TVs and other
energy-efficient appliances.
- Clean rooms with environmental cleaners to improve indoor air quality and reduce emissions of volatile organic chemicals. - Use placards in the room to inform your guests about your "green" efforts.
