Email: Tom Griffin
Claytor Lake State Park & Water's Edge Conference Center
 | Dublin, Virginia |
Claytor Lake State Park includes a 4,500-acre, 21 mile long lake in the New River Valley of southwestern Virginia. Claytor Lake offers a wide variety of activities including hiking trails, swimming, camping, cabins, a visitor center and a new marina complex. The new Water’s Edge Marina Meeting Facility can be reserved for weddings and other events. Claytor Lake State Park is committed to environmental excellence and works to minimize environmental impacts whenever possible.
Core activities for conference centers and lodging facilities:
- Recycling
- Waste reduction
- Water efficiency
- Energy conservation
- Optional linen service
- Green events package
Details:
- Recycle aluminum cans, plastic, office paper, toner cartridges, batteries, and electronics equipment
- Track overall waste bills
- Instruct housekeeping to save and reuse unopened items
- Eliminate the use of Styrofoam
- Use dishware and glassware to minimize use of disposables
- Disposables made of bio-based, recycled content, or compostable materials
- Provide condiments, cream and sugar in bulk
- Use refillable water pitchers to minimize single use bottles
- Effective food inventory control to minimize wastes
- Purchase recycled-content paper towel, toilet paper, and office paper
- Two-sided copying and printing
- Use of electronic correspondence and forms
- Use of latex paints
- Preventative maintenance of all appliances, HVAC systems, plumbing, and vehicles
- Use least toxic materials
- Use integrated pest management
- Preventative maintenance of drips and leaks
- High efficiency dishwashers
- Use dry clean up methods over water-based methods
- Low flow toilets and low flow restrictors on faucets and showerheads
- Effective storm water management plan
- Vegetative buffers around streams and ponds
- Purchase EnergyStar computers, appliances, etc.
- High Efficiency Heating and Air Conditioning (HVAC) with individual thermostats
- High efficiency fluorescent ballasts and lamps
- Use of natural lighting and lighting sensors
- Thermal rated windows and insulation
- Train housekeeping on process for optional linen service
- Purchase water-efficient washers and dryers
- Minimize use of bleach and chlorinated chemicals
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