Baltimore, U.S. hotels get the green treatment
Forget those little bottles of shampoo and a fresh set of towels every day. Waste is out and green is in at the local hotel. I wrote a story for the Sunday Travel section about the trend in Baltimore and around the country. You can see a preview here.
They are going beyond asking you to reuse your towels. They are saving energy and water in more ways, using recycled carpet and building materials, added solar lights and green roofs and wearing uniforms made from old soda bottles.
The hotel owners see a chance to save money -- and to market themselves. Surveys show people care if their hotels are wasteful. Some hotels are certainly more green than others, but here are a few in Baltimore that have taken some steps.
The Green Hotels Association also has a list of members nationwide who have taken some steps.
If you have a favorite green hotel here or elsewhere, let us know.
Baltimore Sun photo of Fairfield Inn, the city's first LEED certified hotel/Jed Kirschbaum
Comments
It is great that hotels in Baltimore and other areas are doing more to be good to the environment. When I travel, I look for hotels that fit my own green standards and use www.EnvironmentallyFriendlyHotels.com to find them. Their site lists the green features that a lodging is doing, from composting, recycling, and more and they offer lodgings all over the world.
Posted by: Janis | July 27, 2009 12:43 PM
Green treatment is an environment friendly process more hotels should implement .
Posted by: John Gonsalves | July 28, 2009 6:00 AM
It is a good thing for the clean environment.
Hotels should make nice effort for environment friendly atmosphere . Recycling is a great process it saves you from many things .
Posted by: virginia bed and breakfast | July 31, 2009 5:42 AM