Ways for Improving Hotel Green Policy

One of the ways that hotels can improve their environmental impact is through the implementation of a green policy. A green policy outlines the hotel’s commitment to sustainability and outlines specific actions that will be taken to reduce the hotel’s environmental impact.

Some of the actions that hotels can take to improve their green policy include installing energy-efficient lighting and appliances, reducing water consumption, implementing recycling programs, and using eco-friendly cleaning products.

In addition to reducing their environmental impact, implementing a green policy can also be a marketingA system of interrelated activities formulated to plan; price; promote and make available the servic... tool for hotels. Many travellers are becoming more environmentally conscious and are actively seeking out hotels that have a commitment to sustainability.

1. Raise the hotel’s staff’s awareness of the environment.
2.  Integrate the preservation of the environment in all jobs.
3.  Make the guests aware of environmental issues and the hotel’s green policy.
4.  Promote public transportation.
5.  SetSet: Allowing an item to go from a soft or liquid state to a firmer more solid state. objectives for limiting consumption.
6.  Monitor and analyze consumption every month.
7.  Develop a list of potential technical improvements.
8.  Organize preventive maintenance.
9.  Ensure optimal use of plant and machinery.
10.  Install efficient façade lighting.
11.  Use low-energy fluorescent or LED lamps for permanent lighting.
12.  Use low-energy LED lamps in bedrooms.
13.  Use LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) for externally illuminated signs.
14.  Use LEDs for the emergency exit signs.
15.  Use energy-efficient refrigerators in bedrooms.
16.  Insulate pipes carrying hot/chilled fluids.
17.  Use energy-efficient boilers.
18.  Recover energy from the main ventilation system.
19.  Use energy-efficient air-conditioning systems.
20.  Recover energy from air-conditioning systems.
21.  Install solar panels for the production of domestic hot water.
22.  Install solar panels for heating swimming pools.
23.  Promote the use of renewable energies.
24.  Set objectives for limiting consumption.
25.  Monitor and analyze consumption every month.
26.  Install water flow regulators on basin faucets/taps.
27.  Install low-flow showerheads.
28.  Install water-efficient toilets.
29.  Use efficient laundry equipment.
30.  Propose to guests to reuse towels (use a small tent card if required to display hotel green policy).
31.  Propose to guests to reuse sheets (use a small tent card if required to display hotel green policy).
32.  Eliminate water-cooled refrigeration systems.
33.  Recover/Harvest rainwater.
34.  Collect and recycle the used cooking oil.
35.  Separate and collect grease from foodstuffs.
36.  Treat wastewater or have it treated.
37.  Recycle greywater.
38.  Recycle paper/cardboard packaging.
39.  Recycle papers, newspapers, and magazines.
40.  Limit the use of disposable packaging for hotel supplies.
41.  Recycle glass packaging.
42.  Recycle plastic packaging.
43.  Recycle metal cans.
44.  Organize sorting of waste in bedrooms.
45.  Limit individual packaging of hygiene products in bedrooms.
46.  Recycle restaurant organic waste.
47.  Recycle garden green waste.
48.  Dispose safely of hotel batteries.
49.  Dispose safely of guests’ batteries.
50.  Recycle electrical and electronic equipment.
51.  Recycle ink cartridges.
52.  Dispose safely of fluorescent bulbs/tubes.
53.  Eliminate appliances containing CFCs.
54.  Check the appliances containing CFCs, HCFCs or HFCs are leak-proof.
55.  ReduceReduce - To boil or simmer a liquid to a small volume. Usually; this is done to concentrate flavours... the use of insecticides.
56.  Reduce the use of weed killers.
57.  Reduce the use of fungicides.
58.  Use organic fertilizers.
59.  Minimize water used for irrigation
60.  Use plants locally adapted to the weather
61.  Plant at least one tree every year
62.  Participate in local action for the environment
63.  Use ecological paper
64.  Favour Ecolabel products
65.  Favor organic products

By implementing a green policy, hotels can not only improve their environmental impact but also attract eco-conscious travelers and improve their bottom line.