The Lodge at Tiburon - Green Practices
Housekeeping
1. Donate of old uniforms, lost and found items.
2. Re-use of old/damaged linen as rags
3. Recycling containers with sticker sign listing all material that can be disposed placed in all guest
rooms
4. Installation of bath amenity dispensers in all guest rooms, reducing all bottle usage by 85%.
5. Recycling bag for sorting trash in each housekeeping cart
6. Paper supplies used for both rooms and F&B (bath tissue, facial tissue & paper towels) are LEED
compliant.
7. Partner with Clean The World – recycling program for used bath amenities
8. Stay Over guests - sheets only changed every 3 days and towels only replaced if left on floor (no
official Linen Reuse program in place yet, but common practice among HK)
9. Purchase of concentrated cleaner which are diluted on site through a dispensing system
10. No use of bleach
11. No products have added antibacterial agents
12. Laundry detergent does not contain phosphate
13. In rooms glass cups and ceramic mugs instead of disposable cups
14. Wash full loads in the laundry machines
15. Indoor and outdoor floor cleaning using dry or damp methods, rather than spraying or hosing
with water
16. Stronger chemicals stored securely and with control access.
17. Reuse and recycle returned room keys and guest key packets.
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CFL light bulbs in all guest rooms
Fluorescent & CFL Recycling Program
Low flow shower heads and low flow aerators (1.0gpm) in faucets in all guest rooms
All hotel closets have sensor light switches
All guest room toilets are 1.6gpf
Batteries recycling
Preventive Maintenance in all areas and aspects of the hotel
Regular scheduled maintenance of our HVAC
Recycle all electronics to an approved Ewaste
Proper recycling of all PTAC/HVAC
Scrap metal is recycled
Staff monitors energy and water consumption on a daily basis
All T-12 fluorescent lighting replaced with T-8 or T-5 fixtures
Weather strips in most doors and windows in the guestrooms
F&B
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On-property garden from which many of the restaurant’s ingredients are sourced
Use bulk condiments instead of small packets
Use of environmental friendly to go containers
Recycling bins in the back of the house
Low flow aerators (1.0gpm) in faucets
Use of local vendors
Use of organic and locally grown products when available
Used oil from fryers are recycled into Biofuel
Use of cloth napkins instead of paper napkins
Leftover food from banquet functions placed in employee break room
Use a 1.6gpm pre-rinse nozzle spray
Preventive Maintenance of all kitchen equipment
Hand scrape dishes before loading into dishwasher
Dishwashers only operated when fully loaded
Use of dry erase boards instead of paper and easels unless specified.
Future plans for compost.
Office Supply Purchases
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30% recycled printing paper
Refilled or remanufactured printer cartridge whenever available (recycling of used ones too)
Printer default to print on double sided only
Print on back side of previously printed paper
Scanned documents and store in computer instead of printing then filing
Encourage employees participation on our green practices, through orientation and training
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Bicycles available for guests
Patronize local business
Provide local walking maps for guests.
Centralized ordering system (BE)
Green certified through CA Lodging Association
Platinum Member of Green Business Bureau
Member of TripAdvisor Green Hotels Listing (by April 2013)
Waterless Urinals
All outdoor lighting system on photocell
All outdoor low voltage garden lights are using LED 1w instead of our old 20wMR16
Using carpet cleaning company that only used Bio Degradable products
Removal of all our in room Spa to decrease water consumption
Cardboards, paper, glass, can, aluminum and plastic recycle program from entire property
All public bathrooms have sensor water faucets
15. All hand sinks in the property have automatic paper towel dispensers
16. Break Rooms have permanent ware instead of disposable ones
17. Centralized meetings announcements and journals location to reduce printed copies (Bulleting
Board in employee break room)
18. Re-use of plastic and paper packaging in our own shipments
19. Donate furniture, supplies and scrap materials.
20. Employees trained to make sure all light are off in areas where no sensor switch is present
21. Hire locally
22. Limited use of A/C & Heater units for lobby, restaurant, and back office.
23. Offer emailing guest folios instead of printing out
24. Future plans for a grey water system/rain water capture for watering grass and plants