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Pennsylvania
Green Hotels & Motels
Tourism and the Environment
Greening
Dining & Laundry Areas
- Set the temperature
for your hot water at the lowest practical setting for dish
and clothes washing. Only operate these appliances with full
loads.
- Buy your food and
cleaning supplies in bulk and eliminate as much packaging from
these purchases as possible.
- Reduce dining room
waste by eliminating the source. For example, serve cream from
a pitcher, sugar from a sugar holder and condiments from reusable
containers. Serve soft drinks from a dispenser rather than individual
cans. Use cloth napkins and reusable flatware.
- Mulch your food
scraps and donate the mulch to local farmers or garden clubs.
- Serve meals on one
large plate rather than using several smaller ones. Donate retired
dishware, utensils and glasses to charities.
- Substitute biodegradable
and less toxic cleaning products for hazardous cleaning chemicals.
Minimize the use of bleaches, chemical pesticides and other
detergents and chemicals. Train your staff in the proper storage,
use and safe disposal of these hazardous substances to avoid
risks to both staff and the environment. For an environmentally
friendly alternative to floor wax, try using 1 cup of white
vinegar mixed with 2 gallons of water to mop linoleum or no-wax
floors.
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