Links
The following organizations can provide information about practicing pollution prevention within the hospitality industry:
American Hotel and Motel Industry
1201 New York Avenue
Washington, DC 20005-3931
Phone: 202-289-3100
www.ahla.com/index.asp
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
ENERGY STAR
Contact: Jenny Murray
202-564-9045, ENERGY STAR Hotline 1-888-782-7937
murray.jenny@epa.gov
www.epa.gov/energystar.html
ENERGY STAR is a voluntary U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) partnership program that promotes comrehensive energy management as a way for companies to increase profits and competitiveness, while at the same time protecting the environment.Reduced overhead costs, higher customer satisfaction, and an ability to better negotiate energy deals are all part of the value of improved energy performance. Thousands of organizations across the nation are utilizing the support and resources offered by ENERGY STAR to improve their bottom line and establish themselves as industry leaders and good corporate citizens.
ENERGY STAR Buildings Program
www.epa.gov/buildings
EPAs ENERGY STAR Buildings Program is a voluntary energy efficiency program for U.S. commercial and industrial buildings. Expanding on the successful ENERGY STAR program, ENERGY STAR Buildings focuses on the profitable investment opportunitites available in most buildings, using proven technologies. The program is a 5-staged implementation strategy that takes advantage of system interactions and enables building owners to achieve additional energy savings while lowering capital expenditures.
Laundry Environmental Sterwardship Program (Laundry ESP)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Contact: Jodi Glickman
glickman.jodi@epa.gov
www.epa.gov/partners/recent/laundry.htm
www.laundryesp.org
Textile Rental Services Association Uniform & Textile Service Association
1120 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite
Washington, D.C. 20036
Contact: Judy Hanna
202-833-6395
jhanna@trsa.org
Organized and coordinated by the Textile Rental Service Association, the Uniform and Textile Service Association, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. A voluntary multimedia pollution prevention program developed to set ambitious industry-wide goals to reduce energy and water use and increase the use of environmentally friendly wash formulas by 2002.
International Hotels Environmental Initiative (IHEI)
C/O The Prince of Wales Business Leaders Forum
5 Cleveland Place
St. James, London, SW1Y 6JJ, UK
+44 (0) 1717-321-6407
www.hospitalitynet.nl/news/home.htm
The IHEI publishes a number of educational materials regarding environmental practices in the hotel industry.
Green Hotels Association
www.greenhotels.com/
GHA is committed to encouraging, promoting, and supporting ecological consciousness in the hospitality industry. Visit their web site for a list of member hotels, catalog of environmental products, green ideas, and more.
Green Seal
www.greenseal.org
Green Seal is an independent, non-profit organization that strives to achieve a healthier and cleaner environment by identifying and promoting products and services that cause less toxic pollution and waste, conserve resources and habitats, and minimize global warming and ozone depletion.
State-run Green Hotel Programs Across the Nation:
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Pollution Prevention and Compliance Assistance
www.dep.state.pa.us
Vermont Agency of Natural Resources
Environmental Assistance Division
Contact: Tina LaPerle, Program Administrator
Phone: 802/241-3471, 800/974-9559 (in-state only)
Email: tinal@dec.anr.state.vt.us
www.vtgreenhotels.org/
North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance
919-715-6500, 800-763-0136
nowaste@p2pays.org
wrrc.p2pays.org/industry/hotels.htm
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Office of Pollution Prevention
Contact: Tom Griffin
804-698-4545
rtgriffin@deq.virginia.gov