Green Hotels

GREEN Hotel

What is a GREEN Hotel?

“Green” hotels are environmentally friendly properties that take the initiative and implement very important practices and programs to reduce energy, water, and waste. Green Hotels are participating in recycling programs, linen changing programs, installing energy efficient lighting, and getting their message out to their guests and how they are doing their part in protecting the planet.

How you can help encourage hotels to go GREEN

If you wish to encourage hotels you stay at to implement these practices, consider printing this information and leaving it at the front desk or mailing it in.

1.) Start a linen (both towels and sheets) reuse programme in all guest rooms.

2.) Use compact fluorescent lighting. Use sensors and/or timers for areas that are infrequently used.

3.) Are your guestrooms using a low flow showerhead.

4.) Switch to low-flow toilets or installing toilet-tank fill diverters to save on energy and water.

5.) Provide guestroom recycler baskets/bins for newspaper, white paper, glass products, aluminum cans, cardboard, and plastics. Also provide recycling bins in public areas. Recycle programs

6.) Hotel amenities (ex: use refillable hair and skin care dispensers). Uses Bulk Soap and Toiletries (as opposed to individually wrapped).

7.) Apply window tint/film to reduce heating and cooling loads in guestrooms.

8.) Install thermostats and heating/air-conditioning controllers in each room.

9.) Use recycled paper products that are either unbleached or bleached using a chlorine free process. ( ex: brochures, menus, comment cards, all hotel stationary products)

10.) Uses non-toxic, earth friendly cleaning agents.

11.) Replace old washing machines with both water and energy conserving models.

12.) If the hotel has a pool and/or hot tub, install a solar water heating system and use pool and hot tub covers when the pool area is closed.

13.) Provides guests with bicycles, walking...