Green Technology

California makes it easy to find out more about Green Hotels, their benefit to the environment  and more. 

" ... Green Lodging Program encourages State and local government travelers to seek out and give preference to these certified “green hotels.” ...Check out Green Resources for Travelers to find related forms and links."

Learn how to “green” your hotel and become part of the Green Lodging Program. Move towards reducing your impact on the environment through: Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP), increasing your recycling and composting, and reducing your energy and water usage. ..."

"Why "Green" Hotels?"

• "Average-sized hotels purchase more products in one week than 100 families do in a year. We want at least 50 percent of those purchases to be environmentally preferable products."
• "Waste generation can be as high as 30 pounds per room per day; as much as 80 percent of these materials can be recycled."
• "Hospitality industry spends $3.7 billion a year on energy. Electricity use accounts for 60-70 percent of the utility costs of a typical hotel. We can introduce you to energy-efficient" products and practices that will reduce energy consumption, therefore lowering energy costs.
• "Two percent of California’s food waste comes from the hotel and lodging industry (112,000 tons per year). This food waste can be composted and/or donated to charities."
• "Typical hotels use 218 gallons of water per day per occupied room. Water-efficient fixtures can reduce water and sewer bills by 25-30 percent."

Via:  California Green Lodging  Link

Via:  California Green Lodging Program   Link