Green Lodging

Property Certifications:            Designated Property by the Florida Green Lodging Program

 Guest Room Initiatives:

• Towel & Linen Card - Place this card on your bed in the morning for a fresh set of linens. Please leave towels to be washed on the floor or hang towels you wish to reuse on the rack. Your choices make a difference. Together we can preserve water, our most precious resource, and reduce chlorine and detergent use.
• "Single Stream" In-Room recycling - paper, cardboard, plastic, glass, aluminum all in one recycling container
• Window Systems - Energy efficient & hurricane impact
• Recycle - All linens, towels and soft goods are recycled at the end of their useful life
• Facial and Toilet Tissue - 20% post-consumer recycled fiber
• Soft Goods Guestroom Refurbishment
• Carpeting is 100% recyclable at the end of its useful life

Public & Common Area Initiatives:

• Lighting - Energy efficient compact fluorescent lamps (squiggly light bulb) and T8 & T5 fluorescent lamps
• Elevators and Escalators - Turned off during non-use periods
• Urinals & Commodes - Water-conserving urinals and commodes with auto-flush mechanisms
• Water Filtration Systems - Used for the pools, chilled water, hot water, cooling tower and fountains
• "Single Stream" - Recycling of paper, cardboard, plastic, glass, aluminum in public spaces and meeting rooms
• Sustainable Green - Meetings packages
• Live Plants - In all front-of-house public spaces, which reduces the carbon footprint
• Sidewalk Sweeping - Instead of spraying with water
• To-Go Cups & Utensils - Changed to eco-friendly compostable products made from corn resin

 Back-of-House Initiatives:

• "Single Stream" - recycling of paper, cardboard, plastic, glass, aluminum
• Electronically Monitor - Single Stream recycling dumpster to ensure optimal weight for pick-up
• Recycle - Light bulbs, ballasts, batteries, IT equipment, old kitchen equipment
• Donation - Old equipment to liquidators, recyclers and charities
• Outreach - Programs with approximately 700 vendors, suppliers and charities
• Banquet Table Clothes - Recycled at the end of their useful life
• Banquet Event Order forms (BEO's) - E-mailed instead of faxing and photocopying
• "Green Binder" - lists all our Green initiatives to communicate with guests and staff
• E-mail Signatures - Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail
• Monthly Green Team - Briefs departments at monthly and pre-shift meetings on initiatives. Sub-teams for each dining outlet to develop specific goals and initiatives

Initiatives GUESTS can choose:

• "Make a Green Choice" Program - Opt out of housekeeping in exchange for discount cards at outlets or SPG points.
• Eco-Friendly Local Attractions - Options provided to guests
• Carafes of Water - Meeting organizers are given the "Green" option to have at each table instead of bottled water
• Paperless - Check-in/check-out

Programs under Development/Goals:

• Clean Marina Certification - The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (pending final inspection)
• Food &Beverage - E-menus on guestroom TV's and Starbucks Serena Organic Blend coffee served as a standard
• Preferred Parking - Hybrid vehicle/alternative fuel preferred parking for staff
• Key Cards - Guestroom recycled plastic key cards

Water Filtration Systems - Eliminate bottled water