Hotel Saves 140 Tons of Waste by Recycling and Composting
A Marriott hotel at the University of Maryland was able to divert approximately 140 tons of waste from landfills under a new recycling and composting program that began in February 2008.
This Marriott is LEED-certified and serves organic dining options. Photo: Marriott.com
Composting food scraps and plants accounted for almost one-third (32 percent) of the 140 tons produced. In addition to what was recycled and composted, the hotel estimates that the amount of waste produced dropped almost nine tons each month, from 37 to 28 tons, which saved $6,000 last year.
The programs were put together with the help of Envirelation, Inc., a composting vendor, and Pinnacle Waste, Inc., a recycling vendor.
The Marriott received LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, and features an organic restaurant. Its facilities utilize recyclable material and energy-efficient appliances, according to the hotel’s site.
Recyclable material, including glass, metal and paper, accounted for 10 percent of the hotel’s waste during the last year.
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Joe Ascanio
posted on March 3rd, 2009 at 8:43 am
The Marriott Hotel at the University of Maryland has been making some significant press over the past year or so regarding its green initiatives. It is good to see that they are continually making strides.
Christina Judge
posted on March 5th, 2009 at 9:59 am
Good for Marriott!! Spread the wealth of information to ALL the Marriott Hotels-all over the world!
Thanks to Earth911 for the info, too.
bob
posted on March 12th, 2009 at 8:38 pm
awesome!!! glad that there w=making an effort to save the environment!!!