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News & Press from Network Members
Massachusetts Bans Commercial Food Waste - Effective October 1st 2014, commercial facilities generating one or more tons of organic waste per week are banned from disposing of food waste in the landfill and must divert this waste via composting, conversion, recycling, or reuse.
How to Brew Better Beer - This article (originally published in GreenBiz), provides numerous examples of innovations used by American breweries to save water, energy, and waste.
Hawaii Honors Hospitality Businesses for their Clean Energy Efforts - The state of Hawaii honored 13 businesses for their outstanding and innovative clean energy efforts at the 2014 Hawaii Green Business Awards.
Join The Hotels Participating in EPA's WaterSense H2Otel Challenge - There are 900 (and counting) lodging facilities currently taking part in EPA's WaterSense H2Otel Challenge to save water, save energy, increase efficiency, and reduce operating and maintenance costs.
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Featured Content
EPA’s WaterSense Program is holding a “Recruiting Rally” to get partners and industry stakeholders to recruit lodging facilities for the H2Otel Challenge. The Partner that gets the most hotels to sign up between February 1 and June 1 will be provided with free technical assistance. The participating hotels will be rewarded with a free water efficiency workshop and one lucky hotel will receive a free onsite water assessment.
Blog Posts
Sheraton Princess Kaiulani Hotel: ENERGY STAR Labeled Building Profile
Posted by Dora Taylor on December 9, 2014 at 2:00pm
Sustainability ideas and examples for hotels
Green meetings
As more and more corporations are including a commitment to the environment as part of their mission statement, the demand for conference facilities that also reflect this commitment is growing. In many…
ContinuePosted by Dora Taylor on November 17, 2014 at 2:30pm
Forum
TripAdvisor GreenLeader program - active or greenwashing?
Have any of you been to a facility that proudly displays a GreenLeaders GreenPartner sign from TripAdvisor? …Continue
Started by Rick Yoder in Member Discussions Jan 6.
How Can Lodging Facilities Support Green Sports?
Greening professional and collegiate sports involves understanding how sporting events can be performed in an…Continue
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Started by Sustainable Lodging Admin in Background Information Oct 7, 2014.
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Click on one of the Sustainable Hospitality Certification Programs listed below to find lodging in that state:
Arkansas Green Hotel Initiative - Travel Green
Arizona Hotel and Lodging Assoc. (AzHLA) Certified Green Hotel Program
California Green Lodging Program
Connecticut Green Lodging Certification Program
Delaware Green Lodging Program
Georgia - Partnership for a Sustainable Georgia
Illinois StayGreen Hotel Program
Kentucky Excellence in Environmental Leadership in Green Hospitality
Maine Environmental Leader Certification Program - Green Certified Lodging Facilities
Massachusetts - MAGreen Program
Massachusetts - Boston Green Tourism Member Hotels & Restaurants
Michigan Green Lodging Program
Missouri Hotel & Lodging Association (MHLA) Certified Green Hotels Program
Nebraska Greener Byways Certification Program
New Hampshire Sustainable Lodging & Restaurant Program (NHSLRP)
New Jersey Garden State Green Hotel Project
New York State Green Hotel Certification Pilot Program
New York - Erie County's Green & Mean (It) Campaign
North Carolina's GreenTravel Initiative
Oregon Bed & Breakfast Guild Green Inspection Program
Pennsylvania Green Hotels & Motels
Puerto Rico Tourism Company - Green Hotels
Rhode Island Hospitality Green Certification Program
South Carolina Green Hospitality Certification Program
Tennessee Hospitality Association - Green Hospitality Program
Vermont Green Hotels & Environmental Partners
Virginia - Virginia Green Program
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