9Nov18, 1811Tiny, China’s Giant Market for Really Tiny Cars, https://, ?% Open Rate. Chinese EVs - Roughly 1.75 million micro-EVs were sold in China last year. The market is still growing rapidly, with some 400 Chinese manufacturers building countless models.
2Nov18, 1811Blowers, Leaf Blowers Are Loud, Ugly and Dangerous, https://, ?% Open Rate. Blower Emissions - According to a study, hydrocarbon emissions from 30 minutes of leaf blowing are comparable to those of driving a pickup truck from Texas to Alaska.
26Oct18, 1810Rats, How Giant African Rats Are Saving Lives in Former War Zones, https://conta.cc/2QcB6fw, 10.8% Open Rate. Rats Save Lives - Some fight a different type of battle: sniffing out tuberculosis. By 2016, the rats had identified 10,000 TB-positive patients whose infections went undetected by local clinics.
12Oct18, 1810SC, Sheet Changing Cards, https://conta.cc/2QcxN86, 11.2% Open Rate. GREEN IDEA! Towels Stiff? Possibly caused by detergent buildup, towels can be softened by washing them in hot water using baking soda, washing soda or borax instead of detergent. Add 1 cup of--preferably 9%--vinegar during the rinse cycle. Buildup can be prevented by using this idea once a month. Expect 70 to 90% GUEST PARTICIPATION with our linen reuse programs!
5Oct18, 1810Bench, There Are Park Benches. And Then There Are Smart Park Benches., https://conta.cc/2Qap9Hd, 11.1% Open Rate. Park Benches - A U.S.-based company, Changing Environments Inc., offers a solar-powered bench that comes with phone chargers and sensors that measure nearby activity.
21Sep18, 1809Toner, Honey Cucumber Skin Toner, hhttps://conta.cc/2QahJDH, 10.3% Open Rate. Ingredients: One medium cucumber plus two teaspoons of honey.
14Sep18, 1808Boom, Massive boom hopes to corral Pacific Ocean’s plastic trash, https://conta.cc/2QbozJd, 12.5% Open Rate. Goals - One goal is to remove 50% of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in five years. In twenty years, collection of 90% of the trash in the patch is expected.
24Aug18, 1808Contacts, Before You Flush Your Contact Lenses, You Might Want to Know This, https://conta.cc/2QfulK5, 14.8% Open Rate. Disposal of Contacts - Contact lens companies should add labels recommending that contacts be put in the garbage rather than washed down the drain.
17Aug18, 1808Brands, Hotel Brands Are Going Green, https://conta.cc/2Q6iaih, 13.8% Open Rate. Many hotel chains—both large and small—are going green. Here’s a rundown on what a few of them are doing.
10Aug18, 1808Luxury, LUXURY HOTELS' ENVIRONMENTAL MOVES, https://conta.cc/2MRSXXk, 11.4% Open Rate. What’s the most impactful thing we can do as guests? Ask for specific changes.
3Aug18, 1808Apple, Apple Goes All Green Everywhere, https://conta.cc/2BeJW9v, 13.2% Open Rate. Suppliers Encouraged - Tech giant will work with suppliers to encourage more use of renewable energy.
27Jul18 187Bottles, Farewell to Those Tiny Bottles, https://conta.cc/2MQ4CpG, 14.8% Open Rate. Bottle Stats: The initial 450 properties where Marriott will make the change use 10.3 million little bottles a year or 113,000 pounds of plastic. When the change reaches 1,500 hotels, it means 34.5 million bottles or 375,000 pounds of plastic a year.
20Jul18, 1807Bats, The Bats Help Preserve Old Books, But They Drive Librarians, Well . . ., https://conta.cc/2BeWxcP, 13.1% Open Rate. Bats: Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera; with their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals naturally capable of true and sustained flight. Found throughout most of Europe, the pipistrelle is the most widespread and abundant bat species in Europe. Howeve,r it had a 70% decline in numbers between 1978 and 1993.
13Jul18, 1807LED, $1 LED Light Bulbs!, https://conta.cc/2MPlCMQ, 14% Open Rate. Dollar Stores: Give the 99¢ Only stores, the Dollar Tree stores or any of the dollar stores a shot at your saving some money and lighting up your and your guests' life with LEDs!
22Jun18, 1807UPS, UPS to add electric delivery trucks to fleet, https://conta.cc/2Bf6tCZ, 10.6% Open Rate. UPS' delivery trucks: UPS says it operates one of the largest private fleets of alternative fuel and advanced technology fleets in the United States, including electric, hybrid, ethanol, natural gas and propane vehicles
15Jun18, 1807Buffet, 4 Tips for a Brilliant Buffet, https://conta.cc/2BaSEWe, 13.4% Open Rate. Buffets - The appeal of a buffet is simple: You can accommodate a large number of guests without having to serve everyone at seated tables.
8Jun18, 1611GenEonOzone, OZONE DEODORIZING? JUST SAY NO!, https://conta.cc/2iFVfxZ, 13.4% Open Rate. A fast fact . . . Women of child-bearing age represent 85% of all hotel housekeepers. If hotels urge use of a cleaning product which could cause pregnancy-related issues, what liability will the hotels face?
8Jun18, 1807THL, Towel Rack Hanger, http://conta.cc/2xPFN9S, 11.6% Open Rate. GREEN QUOTE! "I've never had any one single thing change my life the way GHA's Towel Hanger has! I've always spent all day Saturday gathering up towels, washing, drying, folding and putting them back in guest rooms. Now my Saturdays are MINE. Now, with the Towel Hanger, only one in every 30 or 40 guests will want fresh towels on Saturday." Larry Miller, River Run B&B
1Jun18, 1807Pajamas, Westin Spins Linens Into Pajamas for Children, https://conta.cc/2BeZIRQ, 10.9% Open Rate.Give Back Challenge - hen Westin challenged associates asking what opportunities they saw to give back, over 300 ideas were presented!
25May18, 1805Battery, The Battery Boost We’ve Been Waiting for Is Only a Few Years Out, https://conta.cc/2Bgaeby, 13.6% Open Rate. Battery Boost! - We can look forward to the possibility of a thinner or more capable Apple Watch, wireless headphones we don’t have to charge as often and electric vehicles that are actually affordable.
18May18, 1805Straws, The War on Straws Is Coming, https://conta.cc/2MOBWxo, 14.2% Open Rate. Straws History - Straws date back to at least 2,500 BC, when wealthy Sumerians likely shared pots of beer using metal straws more than 4 feet long.
13May18, 1805Nanowood, This is 'nanowood,' a new invention, https://conta.cc/2MQ4XsD, 14% Open Rate. Better Than Styrofoam? “In fact, they said that the nanowood was able to block at least 10 degrees more heat than typical styrofoam or silica aerogel. That’s particularly impressive since the latter has been awarded “best insulator” by the Guinness Book of World Records.
4May18, 1805River, MAKE A SPLASH, SAVE A RIVER, https://conta.cc/2MOCEe2, 9.5% Open Rate. Don't forget your wading boots. The summer cleanup season is upon us, and there's a good chance river cleanup is underway near you.
27Apr18, 1804Prison, Environmental programs grow a better prison system, https://conta.cc/2BcFEzn, 10.5% Open Rate. US Prisons - We likely will always have prisons, but greening them has the potential to slow their growth and reduce their impact—most importantly on their inmates, but also on the environment and on the taxpayer.
13Apr18, 1804IndoorAir, 13 Ways to Reduce Indoor Air Pollution, https://conta.cc/2BcFNmp, 10.3% Open Rate. Indoor Pollutants - “A lot of things come into our homes or workplaces on our clothing, including pollen and cat allergens,” says Elliott Horner, Ph.D., lead scientist for UL Environment (Underwriters Laboratories).
6Apr18, 1804Seafood, Innovative tip-to-tail ideas for reducing seafood waste, https://conta.cc/2MPMA70, 10.6% Open Rate. Healthy Snacking - Healthy snacking: Seafood entrepreneurs are marketing landfill-bound fish products to consumers, such as bottarga (cured grey mullet roe), an ages-old Italian delicacy, and snack company Epic is selling salmon jerky from usually discarded flesh to retailers such as Thrive Market.
16May17, 1803Bedbug, Suit: Woman killed by bedbug treatment, https://conta.cc/2MQ5Bq3, 12.2% Open Rate. too early, too late or too often to make the world a better place. Sanford Diller, innovative developer
9Mar18, 1803Glass, GLASS TO SAND, https://conta.cc/2BaYGpQ, 10.7% Open Rate. How to Make Money Recycling Glass - READ THIS: How to Make Money Recycling Glass!
2Mar18, 1803CleanerAir, Want Cleaner Air? Try Using Less Deodorant or Perfume, https://conta.cc/2Berz4n, 10.3% Open Rate. Advice for Consumers - For consumers looking for a greener solution, Dr. McDonald offered some advice. “Use as little of the product as you can to get the job done,” he said.
23Feb18, 1802CleaProdTocins, Hidden Toxins in Cleaning Products, https://conta.cc/2MRZktI, 10.6% Open Rate. DIY Cleaners - Clean your home or hotel rooms safely and cheaply with the recipes shown below.,
9Feb18, 1802QuickStart, QUICK START TO HOTEL CONSERVATION!, https://conta.cc/2MQlHQc, 11.1% Open Rate. GREEN IDEA! How about a heart-warming hospitality story? Staff at a Hyatt in Australia wanted to help reforest a nearby national forest that had experienced a devastating forest fire. They planted 500 native trees in gallon milk jugs on the hotel’s roof.
30Jan18, 1801Moon, Super blue moon to coincide with lunar eclipse for first time in 150 years, http://conta.cc/2sh3hCw, 11.0% Open Rate, To Learn When - To learn what time the moon eclipse will occur in your area, see timeanddate.com/eclipse
26Jan18, 1801Panic, California proposes hotel 'panic button' bill to protect workers from assaults, sex harassment, http://conta.cc/2scatjq, 11.2% Open RateWatering Plants - I forgot to water my poinsettia plant for about a week. I then poured a cup of water though the soil several times. When the water didn’t run through anymore, about a half hour later, the plant started to perk up. Alice, Mount Gilead, Ohio, Hints From Heloise, Houston Chronicle, December 19, 2017.
19Jan18, 1801DoNotDisturb, SECURITY: Changes to 'Do Not Disturb' signage policy, http://conta.cc/2smIkGv, 11.6% Open Rate. On-the-go Snack - Place apple slices in a zippered sandwich bag, zip it closed almost all the way across. Then insert a straw into the bag, suck the air out and close the bag the rest of the way. The apple slices will remain fresh longer. Janet Z., Devine, Texas, Hints From Heloise, Houston Chronicle, December 19, 2017.
5Jan18, 1801Memb, Stop throwing away money! Help protect the environment. We'll show you how! Join today!, http://conta.cc/2sf9HSt, %10.1 Open Rate. GREEN IDEA! Drop soap slivers into the toilet tank. You'll be surprised how much longer it keeps the toilet bowl clean!
29Dec17, 1801NewYear, New Year's RESOLUTIONS Worth Making!, http://conta.cc/2seqJAh, 10.6% Open Rate. Green Idea! "This is the new year, the new you. You can pass through another year, coasting on cruise control. Or you can step out of your comfort zone, trying things you have never done before, and make 2018 the year that you elevate from where you are and soar higher. Make it happen!
22Dec17. 1712Holiday, Greening a Holiday Party, http://conta.cc/2shniIX, 10.5% Open Rate. GREEN IDEA! No Plastic Water Bottles: Eliminating plastic water bottles is a simple way to green your event. Serve drinking water in pitchers or a large glass container with a spigot.
15Dec17, 1712Experience, Not Just Rooms, Hotels Offer One-of-a-Kind Experiences!, http://conta.cc/2xRwIgY, 10.5% Open Rate. http://conta.cc/2seZOVb, Hotel Rewards! In offering exclusive experiences, hotels are looking to establish deeper connections with their customers in the face of growing competition from start-ups. So far, home rental services like Airbnb claim 12% of the traveler accommodations market, according to a report this year by the market research firm Mintel Research. But that share is expected to grow, especially among travelers who are 40 and younger, and that has prompted hotel brands to rework their rewards programs to cement loyalty with their frequent customers.
17Nov17, 1711Cinnamon, 13 Proven Health Benefits of Cinnamon!, http://conta.cc/2EoUHXc, 9.9% Open Rate. Cinnamon Supplement! CinSulin, a cinnamon vegetarian dietary supplement is sold at Costco for $14.59 for 170 capsules.
11Nov17, 1711Help, HELP! Cards Maintain Property!, http://conta.cc/2EovVGJ, 10.8% Open Rate. GREEN IDEA! Properties that have always been well maintained will always have more return guests and will eventually sell for a higher price!
3Nov17, 1711Scientist, BECOME A CITIZEN SCIENTIST, http://conta.cc/2Etf59G, 9.9% Open Rate. Browse Hundreds More! These are only a few of the projects out there. Browse Scistarter.com and Zooinverse.org for hundreds more. Let us know you personal favorite at editor@edf.org.
27Oct17, 1710Illegal, 11 Things It's Illegal to Throw Away, http://conta.cc/2EqM5iB, 13.1% Open Rate. Household Hazardous Waste - Learn more about Household Hazardous Waste and how to manage it at HHW.
20Oct17, 1710Shoe, Shoe Rentals Possible as DSW Seeks Toehold in Sharing Economy, http://conta.cc/2EnqWWP, 10.5%, Open Rate. Reuse, Recycle - When you buy newer gear, pass on your old gear to friends or siblings, or donate them to Goodwill, a homeless shelter, or another charity store. Even single shoes or those in disrepair should be recycled.
11Oct17, 1710Wanted, Success stories for November/December newsletter, http://conta.cc/2xPm1LK, 20.3% Open Rate.
6Oct2017, 1710Homeless, Hotel Provides Continued Support to Homeless, http://conta.cc/2xRwIgY, Hiring Homeless - Plenty of companies and nonprofits have already gone through the process, and more are expected to follow now that states such as Utah provide tax credits to businesses that employ people who are homeless. 1. Start with the Supporters: Find a local homeless shelter or organization (such as the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs) that specializes in helping this population in a holistic way. Many times there are physical or mental needs that an employer isn't equipped to fulfill, though finding the right partner can provide the new employee more of what they need to become a corporate success. 2. Ramp up Responsibilities: Don't assume someone who's homeless is too fragile for a traditional, promotion-driven workload that grows over time. See what works for them. 3. Find the Right Incentives: Experts vary on what the best--translation: enticing but still respectful--incentives might be, though a competitive salary with benefits is still the norm. Read more.
29Sep2017, 1709Balloon, Balloons can be dangerous for animals, especially birds, http://conta.cc/2xRiMmQ, 11.5% Open Rate. How to Help Some states and countries have enacted laws regarding the release of balloons. The Balloon Council, and other balloon industry entities, spend millions of dollars lobbying to keep balloon releases legal. This multi-billion dollar industry encourages consumers to litter with their product. Releasing balloons should be included in already existing litter laws, after all, it’s simply littering. Check out balloon laws to learn more and find out how to help.
22Sep2017, 1709GuidAmazon, RAMP UP YOUR GREENING by ORDERING GHA'S GUIDELINES & IDEAS TODAY! , http://conta.cc/2xQCy20, 11% Open Rate. GREEN IDEA! "Hotels are finding that guests like to know hotels are doing their part to conserve and cut down."Roger Ellis, spokesman for Steigenberger Reservation Service which handles luxury hotels, as reported in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer
15Sep2017, 1709Empowering, Renaissance Tampa Hotel at International Plaza keys in on empowering workers, http://conta.cc/2xPFZG9, 11.3% Open Rate. Empowering Employees The key is to hire nice people and to empower them to do what they enjoy, Bartholomay said.
8Sep2017, 1709Mosquitoes, Researchers use light to manipulate mosquitoes, http://conta.cc/2xQYwBT, 10.6% Open Rate. Malaria A recent report from the World Health Organization stated an estimated 212 million people worldwide are infected with the disease, resulting in 429,000 deaths . . . mostly children.
25Aug2017, 1708Freeze, To Handle Electronic Waste, Freeze It and Pulverize It, http://conta.cc/2gl2hV9, 10.8% Open Rate. E-Waste More than 46 million tons of e-waste was produced world-wide in 2014, but only 15% was formally collected for recycling and safe disposal.
21Aug2017, 1708Eclipse, Eclipse / Solar Power, http://conta.cc/2gmo1zS, 11.9% Open Rate. Eclipse / Solar Power The eclipse is expected to disrupt about 5,600 megawatts worth of solar power as it traverses northern California this morning, with the state's grid operator compensating with other sources.
18Aug2017, 1708Streetlamp, LED streetlamp conversions enable electric car charging, too, http://conta.cc/2gkOa1V, 11.4% Open Rate. Electric Vehicles The global fleet of electric vehicles grew 60% last year, and some people claim that we'll all be driving (or riding in) electric vehicles within just a few decades.
11Aug2017, 1707Poachers, Satellites Help Reel In Fish Poachers, http://conta.cc/2gjtIOU, 11.4% Open Rate. Illegal Fishing Illegal fishing is estimated to account for 11% to 19% of the global catch, according to Australia’s government and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. And a third of all fish sold in the US is believed to be caught illegally.
4Aug2017, 1708Guidelines, HOW TO BEST USE GHA'S GREEN GUIDELINES & IDEAS! , http://conta.cc/2gjtIOU , 11.6% Open Rate. GREEN IDEA! "Hotels are finding that guests like to know hotels are doing their part to conserve and cut down." Roger Ellis, spokesman for Steigenberger Reservation Service which handles luxury hotels, as reported in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer
28Jul17, 1707BarSoap, It may be a slippery slope for bar soap as consumers turn to liquids, http://conta.cc/2gm4jo4, 12.1% Open Rate. Bar Soaps More than half of consumers (55%) say bar soap is inconvenient. Their chief complaints: Bar soaps leave residue in the shower, require a dish for storage, and aren't as long-lasting as liquid options.
14Jul2017, 1707Boardwalk, Iconic New York beach gets climate-resilient boardwalk, http://conta.cc/2glq8nL, 12.0% Open Rate. Boardwalk Funding This 5+-mile $340 million boardwalk, costing $70 million per mile, was paid for by Federal taxpayers using some of the Sandy relief funding authorized by Congress and signed by President Barack Obama in 2013
7Jul17, 1706SC, Wouldn't you like to SAVE MONEY and PLEASE GUESTS while helping our environment? , http://conta.cc/2xQRFbD, 12.7% Open Rate. GREEN IDEA! Towels Stiff? Possibly caused by detergent buildup, towels can be softened by washing them in hot water using baking soda, washing soda or borax instead of detergent. Add 1 cup of--preferably 9%--vinegar during the rinse cycle. Buildup can be prevented by using this idea once a month. Expect 70 to 90% GUEST PARTICIPATION with our linen reuse programs!
30Jun17, 1706Locals, CONSERVATION THAT WORKS FOR LOCALS, http://conta.cc/2xQXhTg, 11.7% Open Rate. Rare.org There are so many problems where we can create meaningful incentives for people to preserve natural resources for future generations.
23Jun2017, 1706Rentals, Why hotels and home rentals are moving forward together, http://conta.cc/2xQz1Rk, 12.3% Open Rate. Hotels and Home Rentals Now the lines between the two are blurring as the wider travel industry evolves to cater for the move towards local experiences and unique stays.
16Jun17, 1706QuickStart, QUICK START TO HOTEL CONSERVATION! , http://conta.cc/2xPAJm6, 11.7% Open Rate. GREEN IDEA! How about a heart-warming hospitality story? Staff at a Hyatt in Australia wanted to help reforest a nearby national forest that had experienced a devastating forest fire. They planted 500 native trees in gallon milk jugs on the hotel’s roof.
9Jun17, 1706ParkNoise, NOISE POLLUTION INVADES PARK LANDS, http://conta.cc/2xQfQqK, 11.9% Open Rate. Park-land People Noise In 2010 researchers found that overflights of Grand Canyon National Park had grown to about 55,000 a year, with more than 100 helicopters in the air over the canyon on the busiest days.
19May2017, 1705EVOnly, Greening the fleet: Uber eyes EV-only service in London, http://conta.cc/2xQNEEl, 11.9% Open Rate. Good News! The good news is that TfL (Transport for London) plans to install 150 rapid charge points across London by 2018, and 300 by 2020.
12May2017, 1705Acoustics, Focusing on Acoustics Can Improve Guests’ Comfort, http://conta.cc/2xQdkkn, 12.6% Open Rate. Noise Pollution The easiest way to combat noise pollution is to adhere an extra layer of gypsum board to one side of a partition using viscoelastic sound-dampening adhesive.
5May17, 1705Shoes, SHOULD YOU TAKE OFF YOUR SHOES? , http://conta.cc/2xQKr7N, 12.2% Open Rate. Avoiding Illnesses Avoiding pathogenic bacteria that can cause illnesses from diarrhea to meningitis is easy. Just take your shoes off!
28Apr17, 1704THL, Towel Rack Hanger, http://conta.cc/2xPFN9S, 14.3% Open Rate. GREEN QUOTE! "I've never had any one single thing change my life the way GHA's Towel Hanger has! I've always spent all day Saturday gathering up towels, washing, drying, folding and putting them back in guest rooms. Now my Saturdays are MINE. Now, with the Towel Hanger, only one in every 30 or 40 guests will want fresh towels on Saturday." Larry Miller, River Run B&B
21Apr17, 1704Dogs, Too Many Dogs: A Simple Solution, http://conta.cc/2xQzFy4r, 13.8% Open Rate. Dogs World-wide, an estimated 375 million stray dogs are terrorizing neighborhoods, fighting over food and reproducing exponentially.
7Apr17, 1704Thermostats, Wily Hotel Thermostats Cause Guests’ Temperatures to Rise, http://conta.cc/2xRU0TE, 13.6% Open Rate. Hotel Thermostats Lack of monthly cleaning and well maintained switches and controls can render many hotel thermostats inaccurate by as much as 12 to 20%. Or, inaccuracy could be a programming problem.
24Mar2017, 1704BakingSoda, Easy Ways to Repurpose Baking Soda to improve ROI, http://conta.cc/2xPFFar, 13.3% Open Rate. , Baking Soda's Benefits A simple, one-pound box costs as little as 54 cents. But from caramelizing onions quickly to cleaning corrosion from battery terminals to stripping paint, the uses of baking soda border on the conceivably infinite.
17Mar17, 1703Bedding, 8 rules for hotel bedding to improve ROI, http://conta.cc/2glXX8c, 13.3% Open Rate. Bedding Borders Choose linens that have the same border at the top and bottom. of the sheets.
10Mar2017, 1703Trends, 10 Hotel Trends That Will Shape Guest Experience in 2017, http://conta.cc/2gljuxP, 13.7% Open Rate. Personalization “Personalization is the next manifestation in the evolution of brands. If you have this emergence of brands being reliable, then having a personality through media, and now you have personal access with mobile. Brands really can deliver personalization now. The expectation of people of brands is you should know me, and know what I want.”
3Mar2017, 1703Memb, Stop throwing away money! Help protect the environment. We'll show you how! Join today! , http://conta.cc/2gkEjt6, 11.9% Open Rate. GREEN IDEA! Drop soap slivers into the toilet tank. You'll be surprised how much longer it keeps the toilet bowl clean!
24Feb17, 1703Green, 6 Ways to Incorporate the Pantone Color-of-the-Year Into Event Décor, http://conta.cc/2gjDkJB, 12.7% Open Rate. Event Table Décor Consider using non-floral table decorations such as pine cones, magnolia leaves, berries, fruit or nuts (a lot of which could be free) — especially items typical of your area.
17Feb2017, 1702Wood, New wood technology may offer hope for Northwest timber industry, http://conta.cc/2gixuZ8, 12.4% Open Rate. CLT Lumber Cross-laminated timber, or CLT, and it’s made like it sounds: rafts of 2-by-4 beams aligned in perpendicular layers, then glued—or laminated— together like a giant sandwich. The resulting panels are lighter and less energy-intensive than concrete and steel and much faster to assemble on-site than regular timber.
10Feb2017, 1702Bulbs, Why Light Bulbs May Be the Next Hacker Target, http://conta.cc/2xRAE1e, 11.6% Open Rate. Light Bulb Hacking The researchers showed that by compromising a single light bulb, it was possible to infect a large number of nearby lights within minutes. The worm program carried a malicious payload to each light—even if they were not part of the same private network.
3Feb2017, 1702Milk, The Science of Better-Tasting Milk, http://conta.cc/2gkbjBK , 11.6% Open Rate. Recycling Milk Jugs! Of course, you can cut milk jugs up to make a funnel, a large scoop o a dust pan. But here's where you can find 35 creative ideas about how to recycle empty milk jugs. 35 Uses for Milk Jugs!
17Jan17 1701BrainScience, How to Use Brain Science to Be Your Best Self In 2017, http://conta.cc/2gjmzyl, 13.1% Open Rate. GREEN IDEA! CLOTHING WILL LAST LONGER AND LOOK BETTER if turned wrong side out when being washed. Be sure to zip up all zippers when washing to prevent snags
16Dec16 1612Micro, Micro greens!, http://conta.cc/2iFJOGr, 12.8% Open Rate. GREEN IDEA! Extend the Season: Growing herbs indoors lets you enjoy the delights of fresh-picked herbs year-round. As summer ends, transplant herbs from the garden to pots and move them indoors. Select plants, including immature annuals or tender perennials, and dig carefully around their roots to avoid damaging them. Annuals, such as this basil, will continue growing into winter. Return perennials to the garden in spring.
16Dec16 1612Micro, Micro greens!, http://conta.cc/2iFJOGr, 12.8% Open Rate. GREEN IDEA! Extend the Season: Growing herbs indoors lets you enjoy the delights of fresh-picked herbs year-round. As summer ends, transplant herbs from the garden to pots and move them indoors. Select plants, including immature annuals or tender perennials, and dig carefully around their roots to avoid damaging them. Annuals, such as this basil, will continue growing into winter. Return perennials to the garden in spring.
9Dec16 1612GuidAmazon, RAMP UP YOUR GREENING by ORDERING GHA'S GUIDELINES & IDEAS TODAY!, hhttp://conta.cc/2iFNJD4 , 12.9% Open Rate. GREEN IDEA! "Hotels are finding that guests like to know hotels are doing their part to conserve and cut down.", Roger Ellis, spokesman for Steigenberger Reservation Service which handles luxury hotels, as reported in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer
18Nov16 1611GenEonOzone, OZONE DEODORIZING? JUST SAY NO!, http://conta.cc/2iFVfxZ, 13.1% Open Rate. A fast fact . . . Women of child-bearing age represent 85% of all hotel housekeepers. If hotels urge use of a cleaning product which could cause pregnancy-related issues, what liability will the hotels face?
11Nov16 1611HELP, HELP! Cards Maintain Property!, http://conta.cc/2iFPsbu, 12.1% Open Rate. GREEN IDEA! Properties that have always been well maintained will always have more return guests and will eventually sell for a higher price!
28Oct16 1610Walkable, Investing in Walkable Neighborhoods!, http://conta.cc/2iFPhwW, 11.9% Open Rate. WALKABLE CITY SCORES, New York City is No. 1 with a Walkable City Score of 89. San Francisco is No. 2 with an 86, Boston is No. 3 at 81, and Philadelphia is No. 4 with a 78.
21Oct16 1610Irving, A TRUE EVERGREEN, Irving House at Harvard, http://conta.cc/2iFL8Jn, 11.1% Open Rate. Guest Drinking Water, We no longer offer water bottled in disposable bottles. We offer reusable bottles and cold, filtered Cambridge water.
14Oct16 1610Demand, Dealing with Demand Curtailment, hhttp://conta.cc/2iFKMm1, 13.5% Open Rate. Utility Demand Curtailment, Contact your electric utility to learn how your property can participate in the utility's demand curtailment program. You should be able to reduce energy usage and reduce your utility bills as well!
23Sep16 1609Bucuti, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP BENEFITS 2-LEGGED AND 4-LEGGED RESIDENTS, http://conta.cc/2iFKlIp, 11.9% Open Rate. Aruba's Dog and Cat Overpopulation, Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort, a 23-year CHARTER MEMBER, has teamed up with island veterinarians to help reduce the number of homeless dogs and cats in Aruba, and to make responsible pet ownership a reality.
16Sep16 1609Boulder, BOULDER HOT SPRINGS GREENS!, http://conta.cc/2iFHZJF, 11.1% Open Rate. Hot Spring Water, Amazingly enough, their hot spring water is recycled and used three times—it provides building heating, then goes to their 670 sq. ft. greenhouse where herbs and vegetables are grown and then to the chicken coop where 16 hens stay toasty warm while creating all the organic eggs needed for food service.
9Sep16 1609Budget$2, The world's 'chicest and coolest' $2 per night budget hotel to open in India, http://conta.cc/2iFI0Nr, 12.1% Open Rate. $2/Night Hotels, Dubbed the “people’s hotel,” Chototel was born from a need to offer affordable housing to “those at the bottom of the pyramid.”
19Aug16 1608geneon, MARIJUANA CHECKING IN??, http://conta.cc/2iFGg72, 18.2% Open Rate. GREEN OPPORTUNITY! Your property can be one of 7 winners of a FREE TRIAL of GenEon's deodorizing, sanitizing and disinfecting solution. Just ask. Call 866/217-0205 NOW!
12Aug16 1608Guidelines, HOW TO BEST USE GHA'S GUIDELINES & IDEAS!, http://conta.cc/2iFGr2j, 12.2% Open Rate. GREEN IDEA! "Hotels are finding that guests like to know hotels are doing their part to conserve and cut down." Roger Ellis, spokesman for Steigenberger Reservation Service which handles luxury hotels, as reported in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer
29Jul16 1607Perrier, How Orson Welles Sold Water, Perrier’s American transformation began with television ads in 1977, http://conta.cc/2iFFoPO, 10.7% Open Rate. Bottled Water, Who would pay for water when they could get it for free? At the time, the only water people bought came primarily in the form of jugs delivered to homes and offices for use in coolers.
22jul16 1607Orlando, Ways Orlando Airport Marriott Lakeside Implements Reuse and Recycling Program, http://conta.cc/2iFU5Cn, 11.1% Open Rate. GREEN IDEAS! Chef Hull and his team looked closely at ways in which they could not just recycle, but reuse food scraps from the kitchen.
15Jul16 1607Lighting, 4 Rules for Hotel Lighting Design, http://conta.cc/2iFNoAe, 11.3% Open Rate. GREEN IDEA! To protect against theft of LED bulbs, more hotels are now installing dedicated LED fixtures in which the light source is an integral part of the fixture.
8Jul16 1607Wildlife, Cruel Wildlife Tourist Attractions to Avoid, http://conta.cc/2iFLxeW, 11.1% Open Rate. Of 50,000 TripAdvisor reviews left for wildlife venues, 80% gave positive ratings for animal attractions with poor welfare records.
1Jul16 1607Zika, Keep Attendees Safe This Summer, http://conta.cc/2iFFBT4, 11.5% Open Rate. PERMETHRIN Permethrin is a medication and chemical widely used as an insecticide, acaricide and insect repellent. It belongs to the family of synthetic chemicals called pyrethroids and functions as a neurotoxin, affecting neuron membranes by prolonging sodium channel activation. It is not known to rapidly harm most mammals or birds, but is toxic to fish and cats.
24Jun16 1606TinyRooms, THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING HOTEL ROOM, Young travelers get the social experience and somewhere to crash, http://conta.cc/2iFK2NC, 12.9% Open Rate. SLEEP IDEA! Having trouble sleeping? The Yotel channel broadcasts a "Yawn" video to help induce sleep. The video of a man yawning is effective at making viewers yawn enough that they'll want to close their eyes.
10Jun16 1606Laundry, An End to Laundry? The Promise of Self-Cleaning Fabric, http://conta.cc/2iFJzek, 12.1% Open Rate. GREEN IDEA! As a laundry detergent booster, add 1/2 cup of baking soda to your wash cycle along with your regular detergent. It is also safe for all baby clothes, since it is all natural and nontoxic.
3Jun16 1606Water, Rebates on WaterSense Products, What is WaterSense?, http://conta.cc/1SHMVYS, 11.5% Open Rate. GREEN IDEAS! 1. Keep showers to 5 minutes or less. 2. Use a broom to sweep your driveway, garage or sidewalk rather than a water hose. 3. Use a bucket of water to wash your bike or car and rinse quickly with a hose.
6May16 1605SC, Sheet Changing Cards!, http://conta.cc/2iFyD0l, 11.7% Open Rate. GREEN IDEA! Towels Stiff? Possibly caused by detergent buildup, towels can be softened by washing them in hot water using baking soda, washing soda or borax instead of detergent. Add 1 cup of--preferably 9%--vinegar during the rinse cycle. Buildup can be prevented by using this idea once a month.
29Apr16 1604Orlando, Beef Fat Candles, Coffee-Grounds Pest Repellent and Homemade Cat Food!, http://conta.cc/2bkbTPl, 11.3% Open Rate. GREEN IDEA! When fish are cleaned in the kitchen, the skins are boiled and pureed into cat food for the two rescue cats that live in the garden and keep the squirrels and snakes away.
22Apr16 1604Clean, Spring Cleaning!, hhttp://conta.cc/2iFOqMD, 10.3% Open Rate. GREEN INFO! Clean indoor air naturally. Install living air filters—houseplants! Try Areca palm, Birdsnest Crissie, Reed palm, Dwarf date palm, Boston fern, Janet Craig dracaena, English ivy, Australian sword fern, Peace lily, Rubber plant, Weeping fig, Lavender and Spider plants.
15Apr16 1604Earth, Earth Day Begins at Home, http://conta.cc/2iFwsdb, 10.1% Open Rate. GREEN IDEA! Repair instead of replace. Reupholster furniture. Resole your shoes.
8Apr16 1604Aria, In-Room Technology Redefines Guest Experience, http://conta.cc/2iFCVoy, 12.3% Open Rate. GREEN INFO! Guests can order from a full in-room dining menu, schedule breakfast delivery for the next morning and even book restaurant reservations directly through the tablet.
24Mar16 1603EasterEggs, Easter Eggs Naturally Dyed!, http://conta.cc/2iFAT7L, 10.9% Open Rate. GREEN INFO!, The tradition of dyeing eggs goes back to medieval times when people made "pace" eggs to celebrate spring and Pasch, the original name given to Easter or Passover.
18Mar16 1603Wood, WOOD IN YOUR FOOD!, http://conta.cc/2iFBUN2, 11.4% Open Rate. GREEN INFO! If you want to know if wood is in a processed product, look at the list of ingredients for the words Methocel, Methylcellulose, powdered cellulose or perhaps veiled as vegetable gums. It is most commonly found in cookies, cakes, baked goods, ice cream and many processed foods
11Mar16 1603Edible - Edible Flowers and More, http://conta.cc/1SHN7r0, 11.6 Open Rate. GREEN IDEA! Keep fresh flowers away from fruit (that includes the fridge and countertop). The ethylene gas given off by the fruit will shorten the life of the flowers. Flush the vase with cool clean water and re-cut the stems every couple of days. You can make them last even longer!
5Mar16 1603THL - Towel Rack Hanger, http://conta.cc/1SHMVYS, 12.8% Open Rate. GREEN QUOTE! "I've never had any one single thing change my life the way GHA's Towel Hanger has! I've always spent all day Saturday gathering up towels, washing, drying, folding and putting them back in guest rooms. Now my Saturdays are MINE. Now, with the Towel Hanger, only one in every 30 or 40 guests will want fresh towels on Saturday." Larry Miller, River Run B&B
26Feb16 1602Colors - FOOD MAKERS TRY TO PAINT WITH NATURE’S PALETTE, http://conta.cc/1SHMzBi, 10.9% Open Rate. GREEN IDEA! Dye Easter eggs natural colors by using natural items. Chop fresh or dried materials into tiny pieces. Use non-aluminum containers. Boil each color separately using 1 gallon of water, ½ cup of vinegar (to set the color) and ½ to 1 cup of ingredients. Once boiled, dyes can be stored in the refrigerator for later use. Cook eggs before coloring them, but don’t bring them to a rolling boil which can cause cracks in the shells.
19Feb16 1602QuickStart - QUICK START TO HOTEL CONSERVATION!, http://conta.cc/1WgjpYX, %11.2 Open Rate. GREEN IDEA! How about a heart-warming hospitality story? Staff at a Hyatt in Australia wanted to help reforest a nearby national forest that had experienced a devastating forest fire. They planted 500 native trees in gallon milk jugs on the hotel’s roof.
12Feb16 1602Tablets - In-Room Tablets at ARIA Resort Las Vegas, http://conta.cc/1Wgjjk5, 12.2% Open Rate. GREEN INFO! Tablets are essentially a combination of a smart phone and a laptop computer. They are lightweight, compact and affordable. The operation and marketing benefits to hotels far outweigh the cost, and allow hotels to dispense with paper directories, marketing materials and communication letters.
5Feb16 1602Micro - Microbeads Are About to Be Illegal in the United States, http://conta.cc/1SZWWQf, 12.6% Open Rate. GREEN IDEA! Exfoliating soaps and scrubs can be easily made at home by mixing dry oatmeal or grainy brown sugar with liquid soap!
29Jan16 1601Tours - Unique Green Tours for Meeting Attendees, http://conta.cc/1WgiXKm, 11.5% Open Rate. GREEN IDEA! Want an engaging team-building activity that inspires attendees to get serious about reducing waste? A tour through the steaming, stinking world of waste management should do the trick. Both Oahu and Maui offer free Tour de Trash tours that reveal the inner workings of garbage control.
22Jan16 1601Memb - Stop throwing away money! Help protect the environment. We'll show you how! Join today!, http://conta.cc/1WgiKGX, 1.1% Open Rate. GREEN IDEA! Drop soap slivers into the toilet tank. You'll be surprised how much longer it keeps the toilet bowl clean!
15Jan16 1601Soap - Ways to Use Soap Slivers, http://conta.cc/1WgixU9, 11.1% Open Rate. GREEN IDEA! Toilet Bowl Cleaner: Lift the lid of the toilet tank, and drop in the small slivers of soap. You will be surprised how long it help keep the toilet bowl clean.
8Jan16 1601Jaden - 100% GREEN COTTON TOWELS, http://conta.cc/xxxxxxx, 11.6% Open Rate. GREEN FACT! The ENOVA PROCESS™ is a pre-consumer cotton regeneration process that allows waste cotton from weaving mills to be spun into various yarns.
18Dec15 1512Kitchen - Healthy Kitchen Tips: A Green Holiday Kitchen, http://conta.cc/1SHKNQF, 10.5% Open Rate. GREEN IDEA! Microwave your sponge. Wash your hands with plain soap and water. Use a baking-soda-and-water paste instead of commercial oven cleaner!
11Dec15 1512Pizza - PIZZA-BOX COMPOSTING GETS COLLEGE TRY!, http://conta.cc/1WghTGh, 11.0% Open Rate. GREEN IDEA! It’s best to keep your cheese off your pizza boxes and recycle them, suggesting removal of the pizza from the box along with any underlying wax paper. Pizza-box composting should be praised, and consumers would do well to rip up pizza boxes and add the shreds to the compost pile.
4Dec15 1512Birds - Save your holiday greens to help the birds!, http://conta.cc/1WghIe8, 10.0% Open Rate. GREEN IDEA! Consider a live potted Christmas tree this year. After the holidays it can be planted in your yard or perhaps on a public esplanade or roadside!
20Nov15 1511Party - How to Host a Sustainable Holiday Party, http://conta.cc/1Pzhhf9, 10.8% Open Rate. GREEN IDEA! Decorative garlands of cranberries, popcorn or nuts are fun to make, and edible when the party is over!
13Nov2015 1511Phones - How guestroom phones have become multipurpose tools, http://conta.cc/1kvw9xP, 13.0% Open Rate. GREEN IDEA!5%-55% less light is emitted by a dusty light bulb. Just keep light bulbs clean to get full value for your energy dollars.
30Oct2015 1510Bucuti – HERE, GUESTS ARE A PART OF OUR GREEN FAMILY!, http://conta.cc/1PHzyWl, 11.3% Open Rate. GREEN IDEA! Upon arrival at an island property, each guest receives a reusable water canteen to eliminate the impact of waste and pollution caused by plastic bottles.
23Oct2015 1510HiltonChicago - Horticultural Gallery Springs Up at The Hilton Chicago / Oak Brook Hills!, http://conta.cc/1W65uZI, 10.9% Open Rate. GREEN IDEA! Restaurants and bars in hotels are using daylight exclusively for as much of each day as possible.
16Oct2015 1510AsaRansom - New York Greening Successes!, http://conta.cc/1jrxlCq, 11.7%Open Rate.. GREEN IDEA!Meeting planners seeking more sustainable tactics are ditching bottled water. Instead, they’re offering “tasty tap water.”
9Oct2015 1510HELP – HELP! Cards Keep GUESTS HAPPY!, http://conta.cc/1P1LKSz, 11.8% Open Rate. GREEN IDEA! Properties that have always been well maintained will always eventually sell for a higher price!
2Oct2015 1510RainBarrel – RAIN BARRELS SAVE TABLE WATER!, http://conta.cc/1Lg1zmp, 11.8% Open Rate. GREEN IDEA! A California hotel is serving half glasses of water on request only because full glasses are rarely fully consumed.
25Sep2015 1509FourSeasons - Pulling Back the Covers on the Four Seasons Bed, http://conta.cc/1QEWBjc, 11.8% Open Rate. GREEN IDEA! Hotels are making cloth laundry bags from retired sheets.
18Sep2015 1509Textile2 – RECYCLING TEXTILES II, http://conta.cc/1ikSlu7, 12.0% Open Rate. GREEN IDEA! A California hotel is serving half glasses of water on request only because full glasses are rarely finished.
11Sep2015 1509ArborDayII – SAVING RAIN FORESTS. CHANGING LIVES. http://conta.cc/1iw4HPR, 11.1% Open Rate.
4Sep2015 1509Shells – Increase in Tourism Impacts Seashell Loss, http://conta.cc/1OhdDlP, 12.7% Open Rate. GREEN TRAVEL IDEAS! "Further ideas for greener individual travel," says Patricia Griffin, “include: during your hotel stay, let management know that it is not necessary to change your towels and sheets every day. When you leave the room, turn off the AC/heat, lights and TV. Leave the little bottles of shampoo, if you don't use them. Take used bar soap home with you. Avoid room service.”
28Aug2015 1508Textile1 – RECYCLING TEXTILES!, http://conta.cc/1hkL3FA, 11.9% Open Rate. GREEN IDEA!: How about a heartwarming hospitality story? Staff at a Hyatt in Australia wanted to help reforest a nearby national forest that had experienced a devastating forest fire. So they planted 500 native trees in gallon milk jugs on the hotel’s roof!
21Aug2015 1508ArborDay1 – SAVING RAIN FORESTS. CHANGING LIVES., http://conta.cc/1Np3rKQ. 11.5% Open Rate.
14Aug2015 1508Balls – Why 96 million 'shadeballs' were released into the LA Reservoir!, http://conta.cc/1MnXcFf, 11.7% Open Rate. GREEN QUOTE! Water is the driving force of all nature. Leonardo da Vinci
7Aug2015 1508LuxLight – Stores That Sell Luxury Get Stingy About Energy Costs, http://conta.cc/1J11EL0. 12.9% Open Rate. GREEN INFO! There are five types of LED luminaries intended for use indoors: downlights, industrial ambient luminaires (e.g., high-bay and low-bay), track heads, troffers (e.g., 2x4, 2x2, 1x4), and linear fixtures (e.g., linear pendant, strip lights). They are typically used in applications with long hours of use, and thus consume substantial amounts of energy.
31Jul2015 1507Guidelines – HOW TO BEST USE GHA’S GUIDELINES & IDEAS!, http://conta.cc/1QSTCpq, 12.1% Open Rate. GREEN IDEA!: "Hotels are finding that guests like to know hotels are doing their part to conserve and cut down." Roger Ellis, spokesman for Steigenberger Reservation Service which handles luxury hotels, as reported in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer
24Jul2015 1507CAWater - Gimmicks and technology: California learns to save water,http://conta.cc/1IllPBh, 11.2% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA! CA WATER RATES RISE Millions of Californians expecting relief on their water bills for taking conservation measures instead are experiencing higher rates and drought surcharges. Water departments are increasing rates and adding fees because they are losing money as their customers conserve. They still have to pay for fixed costs including repairing pipelines, customer service and enforcing water restrictions. Slashing water use means the agencies will see a $1 billion loss in revenue.
17Jul2015 1507EnergyMgmtIII - How to simplify energy efficiency in hotels/, http://conta.cc/1LD28rd, 11.6% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA! The television sets in the US collectively draw the power equivalent of a Chernobyl-sized nuclear plant when they are turned OFF! They use this power for their instant-on capacity, so we don’t have to wait a minute or two for our screens to warm up.
10Jul2015 1506EnergyMgmtII - How design impacts energy savings, http://conta.cc/1JSUsQS, 11.5% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA! Approximately 30% of energy used in buildings is used inefficiently or unnecessarily.
26Jun2015 1506Forage - Forage for the Table!, http://conta.cc/1LycWXk, 11.1% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA! "We are not really sure what we are going to cook as we don't know what the foragers will bring back," says Bryan Skelding, Executive Chef, The Greenbrier
19Jun2015 1506EnergyMgmt - How to save on energy management, http://conta.cc/1K1kcbZ, 12.6% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA! The Westin Buckhead is saving energy by using LED lighting throughout the hotel, replacing the kitchen exhaust hoods with models that run more efficiently by automatically sensing smoke or steam, and only operating the ice machines at night.
29May2015 1505GoingGreen - More hotels are going green, and not just to save water or money, http://conta.cc/1MsjPd7, 11.9% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA! "It's not a huge savings," Steve Choe, general manager of the Intercontinental, said about dumping the ivy plants in favor of succulents. "But, I think it's about sending the right message."
15May2015 1505ExtremeRecycling - Communities Talk Trash as They Find More Extreme Ways to Recycle, http://conta.cc/1A57LKc, 11.7% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA! San Francisco has banned the sale or distribution on city property of most single-serving bottled water, erecting instead "hydration stations," taps where people can fill their own containers.
8May2015 1505THLSC – CALIFORNIA DROUGHT EMERGENCY CONSERVATION REGULATIONS for Hotels and Motels, http://conta.cc/1bk8Ulk, 12.9% Open Rate. GREEN IDEA! To save water California hoteliers are turning off decorative water fountains and planting them with beautiful, hardy, drought-tolerant succulents.
30Apr2015 1504NYTimes - Celebrate Earth Day With The New York Times; Get The New York Times for your hotel with special rates, for a limited time, http://conta.cc/1GgGfLR, 9.7% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA! Did you know The Digital Hotel Program from The New York Times is the most eco-friendly way of bringing all the quality news from NYTimes.com to your hotel guests? Inquire online about our special rates today?
17Apr2015 1504Electronics - Don't Put Electronics in the Trash!, http://conta.cc/1b86hnz, 10.8% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA! Look online to find businesses that will recycle your electronics at no charge. Staples.com, for instance!
10Apr2015 1504Drought - CALIFORNIA DROUGHT EMERGENCY CONSERVATION REGULATIONS for Hotels and Motels, http://conta.cc/1bk8Ulk, 11.1% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA! To save water California hoteliers are turning off decorative water fountains and planting them with beautiful, hardy, drought-tolerant succulents.
27Mar2015 1503Flame - Healthcare Giants Boycott Furniture Containing Flame Retardants, 9.5% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA! A Toronto hotel is recycling stained tablecloths into napkins, chef’s aprons and neckties.
20Mar2015 1503Employees - 4 WAYS TO GET EMPLOYEES ON BOARD GREENWISE, http://conta.cc/1BQnxpD, 10.6% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA! Should you ever have an unusual power outage, it's a good idea to check and reset all the gfi outlets first. One may have tripped from something down the electrical line, an electrical storm or otherwise
27Feb2015 1502SC – Wouldn't you like to SAVE MONEY and PLEASE GUESTS while helping our environment?, http://conta.cc/1arlZt6, 10.6% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA! Towels Stiff? Possibly caused by detergent buildup, towels can be softened by washing them in hot water using baking soda, washing soda or borax instead of detergent. Add 1 cup of--preferably 9%--vinegar during the rinse cycle. Buildup can be prevented by using this idea once a month.
20Feb2015 1502RiverClean - How to Clean a River?, http://conta.cc/1EuoPqx, 9.5% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA! Cloudy glassware will shine again if vinegar is added to the wash water. 9% vinegar is best!
13Feb2015 1502FoodWaste - Commercial Food Waste Disposal Ban, http://conta.cc/1ElfssV, 10.6% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA! You can make your own kids’ chalk with plaster of Paris and powdered paint.
6Feb2015 1502Newspaper - Digitally Delivered Hotel Newspapers + More, http://conta.cc/1zWBpRn, 10.3% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA! When only juice is left in your pickle jar, add cauliflower, broccoli, onions, beets, etc. for a new tasty, healthy snack!
30Jan2015 1501Borrow – Hotels Let Guests Borrow Items or Leave Them, http://conta.cc/1zOR3yb, 11.3% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA! Especially if you wear dark lipsticks, it’s a good idea to put lip balm on first. It not only protects your tender lips, but also helps the lipstick stay on longer!
23Jan2015 1501Germs – Germs' favorite hiding places in hotel rooms revealed, http://conta.cc/15x3f93, 11.0% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA! Some major chains require housekeepers to wear hairnets—obviously to keep even a single hair from appearing in a guestroom!
16Jan2015 1501Memb - STOP THROWING MONEY AWAY!, http://conta.cc/1Ak4q3J, 9.9% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA! Turn off the AC/heat, lights and TV, and close the drapes when you leave your hotel room.
12Dec2014 1412Simplify - Simplify Your Holidays!, http://conta.cc/1Iy5kkq, 10.2% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA! Next year Celebrate Buy Nothing Day. Spending the day at the mall? No thanks. Spend November 29 doing community service, visiting an elderly friend, helping a neighbor or just enjoying time with family and friends.
5Dec2014 1412Holiday - Greening a Holiday Party, http://conta.cc/1rWeoL9, 9.7% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA! No Plastic Water Bottles: Eliminating plastic water bottles is a simple way to green your event. Serve drinking water in pitchers or at water stations.
21Nov2014 1411Thanksgivng - Green Thanksgiving!, http://conta.cc/1yLHF9i, 10.4% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA! Meeting and banquet facilities are using pourers for sugar, pitchers for cream and small serving dishes for butter and jellies rather than individually wrapped servings.
14Nov2014 1411THL - TOWEL CARDS INVOLVE GUESTS!, http://conta.cc/113aFOJ, 12.4% Open Rate - GREEN QUOTE! "I've never had any one single thing change my life the way your Towel Hanger has. I've always spent all day Saturday gathering up towels, washing, drying, folding and putting them back in guest rooms. Now my Saturdays are MINE. Now, with the Towel Hanger, only one in every 30 or 40 guests will want fresh towels on Saturday." Larry Miller, River Run B&B
7Nov2014 1411Silence - Silence is the Latest Luxury, http://conta.cc/1yZf0yr, 11.1% Open Rate - GREEN QUOTE! The latest trend in luxury travel doesn’t involve thread count or a seaweed-mud wrap. It’s silence.
31Oct2014 1410Key - The Hotel Room Key of the Future, http://conta.cc/1DD2gOF, 12.0% Open Rate - GREEN QUOTE! The drought has caused at least one hotel to turn off a decorative water fountain and use it as a beautiful cactus garden.
24Oct2014 1410Bucuti - Bucuti Beach Resort Joins WaterSense H20tel Challenge!, http://conta.cc/ZBpoQl, 10.4% Open Rate - GREEN FACT! One interesting fact is that Aruba has no water in natural form. There are no rivers, no springs and as little as 9" of rain a year.
17Oct2014 1410Oysters - RESTAURANTS RECYCLE OYSTER SHELLS, http://conta.cc/1D7j1Di, 11.6% Open Rate - GREEN QUOTE! "While this reef will never be harvested, it will provide ecological services and habitat for a variety of sea creatures," said Bryan Legare, a natural resource specialist with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department."
26Sep2014 1409Mormon – MORMON LAKE LODGE REDUCES AND SAVES!, http://conta.cc/1rpwtyt, 10.7% Open Rate - GREEN QUOTE: At PARTNER MEMBER The Greenporter Hotel in Greenport, NY, Deborah Pittorino says, "We are proud to use discarded hand soaps in our all-purpose cleaning solution that we use to clean all surfaces including floors and walls."
19Sep2014 1409InnSea – ROOT-TO-STALK FOOD PREP; Maine’s Sea Glass Chef finds culinary gems in food previously targeted for the compost bin, http://conta.cc/1s60xRQ, 11.2% Open Rate - GREEN QUOTE: Terry Doolen of Shaheen’s Motel in Tupper Lake, NY says, “Our 1.28-GPF toilets use 20% less water than the previous 1.6-GPF models.”
29Aug204 14081l28GPFToilets – WHY HOTELIERS SHOULD NOT FEAR 1.28-GPF TOILETS, http://conta.cc/XErajn, 11.7% Open Rate - GREEN QUOTE: Terry Doolen of Shaheen’s Motel in Tupper Lake, NY says, “Our 1.28-GPF toilets use 20% less water than the previous 1.6-GPF models.”
22Aug2014 1408LawnMower - LAWN MOWERS CUT DECIBELS FOR A PRICE, http://conta.cc/VJYHXF, 11.5% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA: Weeds growing through cracks in driveways and sidewalks? Spray with straight vinegar. Avoid toxic, expensive weed killers.
1Aug2014 1408Memb - Stop throwing away money! Help protect the environment. We'll show you how! Join today!, http://conta.cc/UDDlLa, 11.9% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA: Turn off the AC/heat, lights and TV, and close the drapes when you leave your hotel room.
25Jul2014 1407SmartToilet - SMART TOILETS ARRIVE IN US, http://conta.cc/1r1ME3z, 11.7% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA: Dimmers on light switches save electricity. We don’t always need full lighting.
18Jul2014 1407BeeFence - Farmers, Elephants, and Bees: A Winning Combination, http://conta.cc/1tXMiPK, 9.9% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA: A Florida hotel bought a mulcher to chop up their garden clippings and create their own mulch. The mulcher paid for itself in three months.
27Jun2014 1406GreenApps - FREE Mobile Green APPS!, http://conta.cc/1jp1rj7, 8.1% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA: Coins or chips are being used for car parking and coat checking instead of paper tickets.
4Jun2014 1405TEXTILE - TEXTILE RECYCLING GUIDELINE!, http://conta.cc/1ppk25o, 9.3% Open Rate - GREEN QUOTE: "We have probably reduced our towel laundry for stayovers by something like 2/3rds by simply putting up the "Green" Hotels sign in the bathrooms. We should have done this a decade ago." Bob & Stephanie Melvin, Innkeepers at Westchester House B&B, PARTNER MEMBER, Saratoga Springs, NY
16May2014 1405GERMS - GERMS on the menu!, http://conta.cc/1faA4qF, 12.9% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA: How to Clean: Fill your clean bucket with warm or hot water. No soap or cleaning product is needed. You’ll need a second bucket that is empty and will hold your wet and dirty cloths. Drop a number of microfiber cloths in the bucket. As you know, when we clean with a cloth and dip it back in the bucket to rinse it, the water continues to get dirtier and dirtier, so don’t do that. Take a cloth out of the bucket, wring it out, then fold it and fold it again. You’ll have eight sides of each cloth to use. Now begin cleaning in the cleanest part of the room (perhaps the window sills), and move to the dirtiest. You’ll clean the bathroom last.
9May2014 1405FutureMeetings - Hotel of the FUTURE: Meetings, http://conta.cc/1jIQMl6, 13.2% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA: Use pure cooking oils—sunflower, safflower or coconut oil— on your face, body and even hair instead of moisturizers that contain troublesome chemical compounds. Pour into pretty bottles for use in your bathroom.
2May2014 1405FutureRooms – Hotel of the FUTURE: Rooms, http://conta.cc/1hSQVy8, 13.4% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA: Lipstick left in the bottom of a tube can be easily removed with the other end of tweezers. Place in a small mint tin or tiny container. Use with a lipstick brush. Use all of your favorite lipsticks!
25Apr2014 1404FutureBrands – Hotel of the FUTURE: Brands, http://conta.cc/1eMCrjl, 11.9% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA: Some major chains require housekeepers to wear hairnets—obviously to keep even a single hair from appearing in a guestroom!
22Apr2014 1404HELP – HELP! Cards Keep GUESTS HAPPY!, http://conta.cc/1eMBoA3, 13.0% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA: Use of pesticides and all lawn and garden chemicals should be kept to the absolute minimum necessary. The detrimental effects of these chemicals are multiplied as they are washed by rainwater into our sewers and then into our waterways.
8Apr2014 1403Toxic - , 13.2% Open Rate - GREEN
21Mar2014 1403Luxury - Hotel Patrons Demand Sustainable Luxury; Demand for luxury and green initiatives are driving bookings for the coming year, http://conta.cc/1lVIu9L, 13.1% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA: Mowed landscaping is being replaced by ground cover. Lawnmowers are being used less, so air pollution and noise are reduced.
21Feb2014 1402GoldArrow - GOLDEN ARROW'S GREEN SUCCESSES!, http://conta.cc/1jOO8gb, 12.7% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA: Buy or make some inexpensive cloth napkins to use instead of sending thousands of paper napkins to the dump each year.
7Feb2014 1402NewYear – New Year's RESOLUTIONS Worth Making!, http://conta.cc/1byY4VV, 11.9% Open Rate - GREEN QUOTE: "This is the new year, the new you. You can pass through another year, coasting on cruise control. Or you can step out of your comfort zone, trying things you have never done before, and make 2014 the year that you elevate from where you are and soar higher. Make it happen! Source: Pablo,goodreads.com/quotes/tag/resolution
6Mar2014 1403SC – Sheet Changing Cards; Wouldn't you like to SAVE MONEY and help our environment?, http://conta.cc/1f2K1Km, 13.4% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA: Towels Stiff? Possibly caused by detergent buildup, towels can be softened by washing them in hot water using baking soda, washing soda or borax instead of detergent. Add 1 cup of vinegar during the rinse cycle. Buildup can be prevented by using this idea once a month.
30Jan2014 1401SuperBowl - , 13.7%
23Jan2014 1401Guidlines - HOW TO BEST USE GHA’S GUIDELINES & IDEAS!, http://conta.cc/1r2Irwh, 14% Open Rate - GREEN QUOTE: "Hotels are finding that guests like to know hotels are doing their part to conserve and cut down." Roger Ellis, spokesman for Steigenberger Reservation Service which handles luxury hotels, as reported in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
18Dec2013 1312Nye - THE INN AT NYE BEACH: GREEN FROM THE GITGO!, http://conta.cc/1c9Y4x5, 12.6% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA: Rarely do we need to use the amount of detergent recommended. Use about half or two-thirds of a measure, and then adjust with each load.
10Dec2013 1312Sylvan - SYLVAN DALE CONSERVES!, http://conta.cc/IRPKWA, 13.0% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA: When you see a streetlight burning during the daytime, report it to the local light company or 311. Keep calling until the repair is made.
21Nov2013 1311Luxury - GREENING AND LUXURY TRAVELERS!, http://conta.cc/1h34TCk, 11.7% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA: Share seeds and plant cuttings with friends and neighbors to make our Earth greener!
14Nov2013 1311Skytop - SKYTOP'S MANY GREEN ACHIEVEMENTS!, http://conta.cc/1bCKdeL, 12.9% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA: Avoid using the garbage disposal. While it may grind up food items so they can flow down the drain, garbage disposals do not remove oil and grease, which can clog the drain. Also, your sewage treatment plant has to then remove all the waste costing many tax dollars.
16Oct2013 1310ParkLane - PARK LANE: AN ECO URBAN OASIS!, http://conta.cc/1hQUhm7, 13.9% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA: Always hold a cleaning cloth over nozzle and spray cleaning solution into the cloth. Then, wipe the mirror, counter, etc. Avoid breathing fumes and taking mist of cleaning solutions into your lungs.
3Oct2013 1309LSSI - CREATING A LIVING SHORELINE!, http://conta.cc/16fm1uk, 12.6% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA: Don’t throw anything out of your car windows, and don’t let any of your passengers throw anything our either. Keep our countryside clean and beautiful.
25Sep2013 1309YarCove - SAVINGS ON THE CAPE!, http://conta.cc/1eEIWbP7, 12.5% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA: The Cove at Yarmouth’s Eternal 98% efficient, 195,000 Btu hybrid water heaters save 17% or $1,700 a month on gas bills!
5Sep2013 1309ElRey - EL REY INN SAVES WATER!, http://conta.cc/1dJSO3l, 12.2% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA: Direct rainwater downspouts into gardens rather than into the street so that plantings can benefit.
14Aug2013 1308Memb - Stop throwing away money! Help protect the environment. We'll show you how! Join today!, http://conta.cc/15ELDQI, 11.6% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA: Don’t throw anything out of your car windows, and don’t let any of your passengers throw anything out either. Keep our countryside clean and beautiful!
1Aug2013 1307Meet - LEADING THE WAY ON GREEN MEETINGS!, http://conta.cc/1439lts, 13.5% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA: The Ecological Society of America under-orders food at meetings, with little complaint. It also specifies that leftover food be delivered to local soup kitchens and feeding programs
24Jul2013 1307NoFrills - HOTELS ADOPT "NO FRILLS"!, http://conta.cc/13dJz23, 14.5% Open Rate - GREEN QUOTE: "Further ideas for greener individual travel," says Patricia Griffin, “include: during your hotel stay, let management know that it is not necessary to change your towels and sheets every day. When you leave the room, turn off the AC/heat, lights and TV. Leave the little bottles of shampoo, if you don't use them. Take used bar soap home with you. Avoid room service.”
26Jun2013 1306SC - Sheet Changing Cards; Wouldn't you like to SAVE MONEY and help our environment?, http://conta.cc/1r6jUGS, 15.5% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA: Towels Stiff? Possibly caused by detergent buildup, towels can be softened by washing them in hot water using baking soda, washing soda or borax instead of detergent. Add 1 cup of vinegar during the rinse cycle. Buildup can be prevented by using this idea once a month
14Jun2013 1306THL - Towel Rack Hanger; Wouldn't you like to INVOLVE GUESTS while SAVING MONEY and helping our environment?, http://conta.cc/14x3Hjp, 18.3% Open Rate - GREEN QUOTE: "I've never had any one single thing change my life the way your Towel Hanger has. I've always spent all day Saturday gathering up towels, washing, drying, folding and putting them back in guest rooms. Now my Saturdays are MINE. Now, with the Towel Hanger, only one in every 30 or 40 guests will want fresh towels on Saturday." Larry Miller, River Run B&B
14Jun2013 1304FoodWasteII - 3 WAYS BUSINESSES CAN TARGET CONSUMER FOOD WASTE (Part II), http://conta.cc/XS8n2A, 16.8% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA: Scrape the plate. Before washing dishes, utensils, pots or pans, scrape them clean with paper towels. This helps remove both food scraps as well as grease that can clog drains.
22May2013 1305SprayValve - PRE-RINSE SPRAY VALVES, http://conta.cc/193x8ve, 14.1% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA: Be sure oven doors are kept free of food crumbs so the door is sealing tightly.
8May2013 1305ConserveDog - WORKING DOGS FOR CONSERVATION, http://conta.cc/1rjDwJ9, 15.3% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA: Pet waste should be flushed down the toilet instead of dropping it in a garbage can so it can be properly treated by a sewage or septic system.
3Apr2013 1304FoodWasteI - 3 REASONS BUSINESSES SHOULD TARGET FOOD WASTE, http://conta.cc/XMieGh, 14.8% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA: Can the grease. Instead of pouring cooking grease down drains, pour it into empty, heat-safe containers, refrigerate and then toss it in the garbage can.
20Mar2013 1303Critters - Critter Counteroffensive, http://conta.cc/WCGCrZ, 16.0% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA: Buy a mulcher-chipper and make mulch from your own landscape clippings. A Florida hotel recovered the cost of its new mulcher-chipper in only 3 months! You’ll be lessening demand on our landfills too.
20Feb013 1302SpainII - SPAIN AND GREENING II, http://conta.cc/Zgxh8z, 15.2% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA: Cover liquids and wrap foods stored in the refrigerator. Uncovered food releases moisture and makes the compressor work harder.
6Feb2013 1302SpainI - SPAIN AND GREENING I, http://conta.cc/XKVGBI, 15.8% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA: Lemons have similar properties to bleach, and can be used to dissolve soap scum and hard water deposits. To combat soap scum or stains on tile, cut a lemon in half and dip it in kosher salt, then start scrubbing the tile or glass soap scum.
9Jan2013 1301Memb - Stop throwing away money! Help protect the environment. We'll show you how! Join today!, http://conta.cc/WjbIX1, 14.7% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA: Delamp vending machines. 55% of the energy used by vending machines is used to light it. Hotels should save that money.
14Dec2012 1212Madden - SOFTER SHEETS, LESS ENERGY AT MADDENS!, http://conta.cc/WKPckJ, 14.3% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA: Lemons have similar properties to bleach, and can be used to dissolve soap scum and hard water deposits. To combat soap scum or stains on tile, cut a lemon in half and dip it in kosher salt, then start scrubbing the tile or glass soap scum.
7Nov202 1211Madrona - CASA MADRONA'S GREENING!, http://conta.cc/SBjJAw, 13.9% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA: Collect and return dry cleaners paraphernalia. Avoid the cost of sending it to your landfill.
10Oct2012 1210Castelli - CASTELLI HOTEL'S FERTILIZER, http://conta.cc/Rgb6Lp, 15.0% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA: Do you have green onions, leeks or other veggies with roots in your kitchen? When you cut off the roots, you can simply push a hole in the dirt in your garden, push the root base into the hole, cover it with dirt and it will regrow!
24Sep2012 120924FLExpo - 1st Annual GREEN CLEANING EXPO Ft. Myers, Florida, http://conta.cc/XwIlSX, 12.4% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA: Food prepping with green onions? Take the roots that are cut off and plant them in soil. They’ll regrow.
12Sep2012 1209THL - Towel Rack Hanger; Wouldn't you like to INVOLVE GUESTS while SAVING MONEY and helping our environment?, http://conta.cc/Pc6qGH, 15.7% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA: Towels stiff? Possibly caused by detergent buildup, towels can be softened by washing them in hot water using baking soda, washing soda or borax instead of detergent. Add 1 cup of vinegar during the rinse cycle. Buildup can be prevented by using this idea once a month.
15Aug2012 1208QuickStart - QUICK START TO HOTEL CONSERVATION!, http://conta.cc/PWWA8q7, 15.5% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA: How about a heartwarming hospitality story? Staff at a Hyatt in Australia wanted to help reforest a nearby national forest that had experienced a devastating forest fire. They planted 500 native trees in gallon milk jugs on the hotel’s roof.
25Jul2012 1207Garbage - GARBAGE PICKUP EVERY TWO WEEKS!, http://conta.cc/N2hu5e, 15.1% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA: When choosing plumbing fixtures for a shower, understand that single valve fixtures are always using full water pressure demanding much more water than two-knob fixtures. Two-knob . . .
11Jul2012 1207Textile2 – RECYCLING TEXTILES II, http://conta.cc/NgNNkm, 13.9% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA: When choosing plumbing fixtures for a shower, understand that single valve fixtures are always using full water pressure demanding much more water than two-knob fixtures. Two-knob . . .
20Jun2012 1206Textile - RECYCLING TEXTILES!, http://conta.cc/KxFIs7, 15.9% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA: How about a heartwarming hospitality story? Staff at a Hyatt in Australia wanted to help reforest a nearby national forest that had experienced a devastating forest fire. They planted 500 native trees in gallon milk jugs on the hotel’s roof.
18Apr2012 1204Memb - Stop throwing away money! Help protect the environment. We'll show you how! Join today!, http://conta.cc/1qiYGlk, 15.6% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA: Weeds growing through cracks in driveways and sidewalks? Spray with straight vinegar. Avoid toxic, expensive weed killers.
13Mar2012 1203THLTowel Rack Hanger; Wouldn't you like to INVOLVE GUESTS while SAVING MONEY and helping our environment?, http://conta.cc/yHesLx, 17.3% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA: Does a black smudge come off on your finger when you touch a flapper in a toilet tank? It needs to be replaced because it’s disintegrating, water logged and will no longer float.
31Jan2012 1201TTFD – Toilet Tank Fill Diverter; SAVE WATER. . . . . . REDUCE your water bills!, http://conta.cc/1plWlWC, 17% Open Rate - GREEN IDEA: Is a guest hollering about a fly, spider or wasp? Go get a vacuum cleaner and all its extensions and suck up the bothersome bug. Don’t make a toxic dump of your guestrooms by using toxic pesticide sprays. Avoid having staff or guests breathe toxic fumes.
12Oct2011 1110Memb – Partner Membership; Saving YOU Money . . . bringing together hoteliers interested in saving energy and water, reducing solid waste and protecting the beautiful destinations we all love to visit., http://conta.cc/1qiZ2YY, 18.9% Open Rate -
21Sep2011 110921SC - Sheet Changing Cards; Wouldn't you like to SAVE MONEY and help our environment?, http://conta.cc/n5Xl4q, 18.0% Open Rate -
12Oct2011 1110Memb - Partner Membership, http://conta.cc/1qiZ2YY, 15.9% Open Rate, GREEN IDEA: Weeds growing through cracks in driveways and sidewalks? Spray with straight vinegar. Avoid toxic, expensive weed killers
21Sep2011 110921SC SHEET CHANGING CARDS, http://conta.cc/n5Xl4q, 15.9% Open Rate, GREEN IDEA: Towels Stiff? Possibly cauded by detergent buildup, towels can be softened by washing them in hot water using baking soda, washing soda or borax instead of detergent. Add 1 cup of vinegar during the rinse cycle. Buildup can be prevented by using this idea once a month.
