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Hotel Sustainability & Waste Management: Reducing Food, Water and Plastic Waste

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Food waste is a global issue, releasing toxic ammonia-filled leachate and planet-warming methane into the environment. One way to repurpose all the plastics is to support companies that have invested in making their packaging from recycled content. You can incorporate educational graphics as part of recycling bin signage.

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Carbon Accounting: How To Lower Your Carbon Footprint

Green Business Bureau

Use recycled materials when possible, in your supply chains, and when providing resources to your employees (e.g. recycled paper). Energy waste: Waste to energy projects involve capturing methane and then converting it into electricity. 11: Look at energy-efficient retrofitting. 12: Purchase ENERGY STAR equipment.

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Carbon Accounting: How To Lower Your Carbon Footprint

Green Business Bureau

Use recycled materials when possible, in your supply chains, and when providing resources to your employees (e.g. recycled paper). Energy waste: Waste to energy projects involve capturing methane and then converting it into electricity. 11: Look at energy-efficient retrofitting. 12: Purchase ENERGY STAR equipment.

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