Incorporating Green Practices Hospitality Management

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Incorporating Green PracticesHospitality
Management
Kelly Gold Fayetteville Technical Community
College
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Did you know?

• 35 of U.S. consumers say they are willing to pay
  more for environmentally-friendly goods and
  services.
• Green consumers spent 230 billion last year.
• Last year, almost 30 of all meals (and 40 of
  food dollars) were eaten away from home.
• Demand for organic foods is growing at a rate of
  25 per year.
• A recent survey suggested that nearly 78 of
  respondents were paying more attention to
  wasteful habits when on the road.
• Hotels which promote their green credentials to
  their customers are likely to benefit from
  increased business.

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The Industry

• Hotel

• Restaurant

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Can you afford not to?

• With growing customer demand
• Brand Loyalty
• Cost savings (long-term vs. short-term) and
  profitability
• Nationwide the restaurant industry consumes 1/3
  of all retail electricity use

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Why go green?

• Save money
• Improve work environment
• Differentiation
• Make a difference

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Impact Areas

• Energy Efficiency
• Water Conservation
• Solid Waste Reduction
• Safer Cleaners
• Local Organic Products
• Use Green Products
• Construction

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Energy Efficiency

• Basic Principles
• Shut it off
• Turn it down
• Keep it clean

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Water Conservation

• Dishwashers
• Restrooms
• Landscape

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Solid Waste

• Reduce
• Reuse
• Recycle

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Local and Organic Products

• Support local business
• Local and fresh goods have less additives
• Shipping/transportation

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Green Products/Carry-out Containers and
Disposables

• Certified compostable and 100 natural fiber
  product.
• Made from annually renewable resources.
• No petrochemical resin source at all!
• Produced from a hybrid material that replaces 60
  of the traditional plastic material with natural,
  annually renewable starches.
• Annually renewable resource corn!
• Paper straws.

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Construction

• Energy Efficient
• Natural Products

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Conclusion
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References

• http//www.greenrestaurants.org
• http//www.gogreenplus.org
• Green Hotels Are The Place For Me
  www.ezinearticles.com/?Green-Hotels-Are-The-Place-
  For-Meid6299221
• Green Hotels Opportunities and Resources for
  Success http//www.zerowaste.org/publications/GR
  EEN_HO.PDF
• The Ultimate Green Hotel http//www.travelandleis
  ure.com/articles/the-ultimate-green-hotle-august-2
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