65 Ways for Improving Hotel Green Policy
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Raise the hotel’s staff awareness of the environment.
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Integrate the preservation of the environment in all jobs.
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Make the guests aware of environmental issues and the hotels green policy.
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Promote public transportation.
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Set objectives for limiting consumption.
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Monitor and analyze consumption every month.
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Develop a list of potential technical improvements.
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Organize preventive maintenance.
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Ensure optimal use of plant and machinery.
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Install efficient façade lighting.
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Use low energy fluorescent or LED lamps for permanent lighting.
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Use low energy LED lamps in bedrooms.
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Use LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) for externally illuminated signs.
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Use LEDs for the emergency exit signs.
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Use energy-efficient refrigerators in bedrooms.
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Insulate pipes carrying hot/chilled fluids.
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Use energy-efficient boilers.
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Recover energy from the main ventilation system.
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Use energy-efficient air-conditioning systems.
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Recover energy from air-conditioning systems.
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Install solar panels for the production of domestic hot water.
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Install solar panels for heating swimming pools.
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Promote the use of renewable energies.
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Set objectives for limiting consumption.
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Monitor and analyze consumption every month.
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Install water flow regulators on basin faucets/taps.
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Install low flow showerheads.
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Install water-efficient toilets.
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Use efficient laundry equipment.
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Propose to guests to reuse towels (use a small tent card if required to display hotel green policy).
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Propose to guests to reuse sheets (use a small tent card if required to display hotel green policy).
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Eliminate water-cooled refrigeration systems.
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Recover/Harvest rainwater.
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Collect and recycle the used cooking oil.
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Separate and collect grease from foodstuffs.
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Treat wastewater or have it treated.
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Recycle greywater.
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Recycle paper/cardboard packaging.
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Recycle papers, newspapers and magazines.
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Limit the use of disposable packaging for hotel supplies.
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Recycle glass packaging.
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Recycle plastic packaging.
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Recycle metal cans.
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Organize sorting of waste in bedrooms.
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Limit individual packaging of hygiene products in bedrooms.
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Recycle restaurant organic waste.
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Recycle garden green waste.
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Dispose safely of hotel batteries.
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Dispose safely of guests’ batteries.
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Recycle electrical and electronic equipment.
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Recycle ink cartridges.
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Dispose safely of fluorescent bulbs/tubes.
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Eliminate appliances containing CFCs.
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Check the appliance containing CFCs, HCFCs or HFCs are leak-proof.
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Reduce the use of insecticides.
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Reduce the use of weed killers.
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Reduce the use of fungicides.
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Use organic fertilizers.
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Minimize water used for irrigation
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Use plants locally adapted to the weather
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Plant at least one tree every year
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Participate in local action for the environment
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Use ecological paper
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Favour Ecolabel products
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Favour organic products
