Hotels

The Conference Greening Committee identified four primary areas of focus for our greening efforts with the selected Conference hotels. The four areas are: recycling, energy efficiency, cleaning products and practices, and use of the Green Hotel Initiative Card.  All four hotels have agreed to comply with our requests in these areas as follows.

• Recycling – Regardless of the recycling programs currently in place, each hotel has agreed to have recycling containers placed near the elevators or central locations. These recycling containers will be serviced by St. Louis Earth Day who will be providing the containers and ensure that they are removed and the contents provided to a qualified recycler.

• Energy Efficiency – We have asked the hotels to:
  • Use CFLs (compact fluorescent) bulbs in all lighting fixtures where possible.
  • Keep lights, televisions and air conditioners off in rooms awaiting occupancy.

• Cleaning Products and Practices – We have asked the hotels to use non-toxic cleaning products and laundry products.

• Green Hotel Initiative Card – We have asked that the Green Hotel Initiative Card be provided to all guests at the Conference hotels. These cards survey the guest upon check in and check out. The Check-In Card asks guests to indicate their preferences with regard to environmentally responsible practices in the following areas, and asks for feedback on the hotels’ performance upon checkout. A PDF of the card can be downloaded by clicking here.
  • Towel replacement
  • Sheet changing
  • Replacement of Toiletries
  • Recycling
  • Lights and air conditioning
  • Daily newspaper delivery

Click here to see the Hotel Greening Checklist Summary.