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Who can join?
Any type of Canadian accommodation facility, including hotels, motels, resorts, and bed and breakfasts.
What is the cost to join?
There is no cost or annual fees to join our green certified program. However, there is a large cost to our environment and our cities if we don’t establish green standards.
GREEN Hotel Rating System
Our rating system is very simple. Please conduct an evaluation of your environmental performance, covering four beneficial areas: energy conservation, resource conservation, environmental management and pollution prevention. If you have implemented 5 of the environmental programs or practices listed below you will receive green leaf AWARDS. Just count the number of leafs per program. It's that easy!
Leaf Rating is as follows: 5 leafs awards you a 1 leaf rating, 8 awards 2 leafs, 10 awards 3 leafs, 12 awards 4 leafs and the ultimate rating is all 14 which awards 5 leafs.
Just copy the image, text or html below and paste on your sites homepage. Send us an email and we’ll add your green facility to our website.
Reduce your impact on the environment, increase efficiency, and achieve cost savings.
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Programs and Leaf Awards:
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 Linens and Towels Reuse Program
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GREEN BENEFIT:
This facility encourages energy and water conservation by offering a linens and towels reuse program.
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Support or Use Alternative Energy
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GREEN BENEFIT:
This facility supports or uses clean energy in the form of wind power, solar power, hydro-electric power and/or biofuel.
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Participate in an Energy Conservation Program
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GREEN BENEFIT:
This facility participates in energy reduction. They reduce heat and cooling costs, lighting, and through reduction of hotel water and laundry costs.
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Installed Compact Fluorescent Lighting
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GREEN BENEFIT:
This facility uses compact fluorescent lighting which is brighter, lasts years longer, and uses a fraction of the amount of energy than standard lighting.
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Uses Energy Efficient Appliances
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GREEN BENEFIT:
This facility uses appliances that provide large gains in energy efficiency and reduction of pollution.
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Uses Low-Flow Showers/Toilets
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GREEN BENEFIT:
This facility uses low-flow toilets which are specifically designed to use less water during each flush. Whereas low-flow showerheads use less hot water which means less water and energy wasted.
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Uses Bulk Soap and Toiletries (as opposed to individually wrapped)
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GREEN BENEFIT:
This facility uses bulk soap and toiletries in order to reduce a huge amount of waste by Individually wrapped toiletries.
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Recycles: Newspapers, disposables, service Items, or In-room recycling
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GREEN BENEFIT:
This facility has focused on collecting recyclable materials from the hotel’s waste ... organizing and implementing a hotel recycling program.
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Composts Food Waste
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GREEN BENEFIT:
This facility composts food waste in order to avoid methane production and leachate formation in landfills by diverting organics from landfills into compost.
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Property offers Organic Inspired Foods on their Menu
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GREEN BENEFIT: The elimination of polluting chemicals pesticides, hormones, or fertilizers and nitrogen leaching, done in combination with soil building, protects and conserves water resources.
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Uses Non-Toxic, Earth Friendly Cleaning Agents
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GREEN BENEFIT:
Property uses earth friendly products throughout the hotel that no longer release chemicals into the environment in wastewater and impact our air, water and soil quality.
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Uses re-usable service Items (non-disposable cups, plates, silverware, etc.)
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GREEN BENEFIT:
This facility reduces waste significantly by minimizing its disposable food service items considerably by using re-usable dishware in their rooms and for room service.
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Fresh-Air Exchange Systems
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GREEN BENEFIT:
This property is a part of a fresh-air exchange system whereas they allow it's windows to open so that guests can breathe fresh and healthy air.
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Offers Green Education to Staff and/or Guests
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GREEN BENEFIT:
It’s imperative that we educate and communicate all the benefits of “Green Hotel” and “Green Travel to ensure we all strive to protect our children’s future earth.
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