Its Easy To Be Green'

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Its Easy To Be Green.

• Waste Reduction Resources For The Hospitality
  Industry

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Why Green Your Property?

• To Protect The Environment
• To Save Money
• To Increase Competitiveness

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The New Paradigm

• More people than ever before are seeking hotels,
  motels and resorts that provide environmentally
  preferable services.
• Being GREEN can be an effective sales tool in
  addition to showing your commitment to protecting
  the earth.

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Look For Waste Reduction Opportunities

• Office areas
• Front desk
• Laundry
• Common areas
• Guest rooms
• Dining rooms, kitchen and bar
• Vendor receiving areas
• Waste disposal areas
• Vending machines

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First, lets examine some waste reduction
options.

• In The Office
• Making less garbage is the name of the game. For
  every dollar you save on office materials and
  equipment, you add it onto your bottom line.

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Office Waste Reduction Methods

• Use electronic documents and e-mail.
• Double side printing and copies.
• Use recycled content office paper products.
• Recycle toner and inkjet cartridges.
• Lease copiers and computer equipment.

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www.P2Pays.org/epp
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Housekeeping

• Using Green Cleaners can reduce the number of
  chemicals and containers you have in inventory.
• Sheet and towel programs can reduce the amount of
  detergents you have to purchase. This will reduce
  the container waste produced by your property.

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Amenities

• Installing shampoo and soap dispensers can reduce
  waste by eliminating discarded soaps, wrappers,
  shampoo containers, etc.
• Providing newspapers upon request instead of
  leaving one at each guest room will significantly
  reduce waste.

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Recycling

• Providing recycling services for guests is an
  excellent way to promote your property as a
  GREEN facility.
• Placing containers in common areas is an easy way
  to put your best green foot forward.
• Recycling in guest rooms can significantly
  increase interest in your property by guests
  seeking ecologically preferable lodging.

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Resources

• The North Carolina Division of Pollution
  Prevention and Environmental Assistance provides
  FREE technical waste reduction consultation. Find
  us on the Web at
• P2Pays.org

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NC Division of Pollution Prevention and
Environmental Assistance www.p2pays.org

• DPPEA is a state agency that provides on-site
  technical waste reduction assistance and free
  consultation to the hospitality industry and
  other businesses within the state.

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Services We Provide

• Free on-site waste reduction assessments
• Assistance in locating recycling markets,
  equipment and services
• Free energy conservation audits
• Free water conservation audits
• Information assistance

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P2Pays.org/hospitality/
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Downloadable documents
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Links To Green Hotel Web Sites
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http//wrrc.p2pays.org/industry/indsectinfo.asp?IN
DSECT29
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http//www.p2pays.org/localgov/PAYT/ncwaste.asp
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Local Government Assistance

• Brunswick County Jennifer Whitley (910)
  253-2524
• Moore County Joan Neal (KAB) [phone]
• Guilford County Susan Heim [phone]
• Greensboro Nancy Jimerson [phone]

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www.greenhotels.com
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www.greenseal.org
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www.globalstewards.org/hotel.htm
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www.greenworks.tv/special/greenhotel/home.htm
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www.greenlodgingnews.com
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www.projectplanetcorp.com
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www.ceres.org/industryprograms/ghi.php
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http//www.wrppn.org/
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www.P2Pays.org/dmrm
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NC Markets for Recyclables
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Equipment resources

• Buschsystems.com
• epa.gov/cpg/products/office.htm
• Recyclingbin.com
• Uline.com
• Fibrexgroup.com
• Restockit.com
• Globalindustrial.com

• Recyclingcontainers.net
• Usplastic.com
• Stacksandstacks.com
• Wastewarrior.com
• Bizrate.com
• Conversionproducts.com
• Windsorbarrel.com
• midpoint-int.com/

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wastecap.org/wastecap/resources/containers.htm
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Tom Rhodes
North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention
and Environmental Assistance (919)
715-6516 tom.rhodes_at_ncmail.net