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Give the guest an option to have the towels and linens changed
every other day or longer, rather than every day. Surveys
have shown that more than 90 percent of guests like the option.
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Encourage
staff to close drapes and turn off lights and air conditioning
when rooms are unoccupied.
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Install
water-efficient fixtures, such as showerheads, aerators and
low-flow toilets in each room.
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Use
refillable soap and shampoo dispensers.
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Encourage
guests to recycle by providing clearly marked recycling bins
for cans, bottles and newspapers.
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Install
energy-efficient lighting fixtures in each room. Compact fluorescent
fixtures can be screwed into many existing lamps and ceiling
fixtures. To prevent theft, many hotels are installing new
fixtures with the compact fluorescent lamps hard-wired into
the fixture.
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Consider
purchasing Energy StarŪ-labeled TVs and other energy-efficient
appliances.
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Clean
rooms with environmental cleaners to improve indoor air quality
and reduce emissions of volatile organic chemicals.
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Use
placards in the room to inform your guests about your "green"
efforts. You can save 13.5 gallons of freshwater by choosing
not to replace bath towels and linen daily.
