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Green Initiatives

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

 

Michelle, the Head Housekeeper at Pikes, is in a unique position to identify and then implement change. She has spearheaded many new green initiatives, including some really neat ones that I thought I would share. She tries to get local chemicals to save on the shipping costs and environmental affect of that same shipping. Speaking of chemicals, Michelle has made major progress in moving from the industrial chemicals traditionally used in hotels to common household chemicals such as Downy and Tide. The bath tissues are GreenSeal certified, there is no bleach in the Windex, and some of the cleaning chemicals can even be safely consumed! My favorite of the initiatives has to be the door-powered deodorizers. They are designed so that the scent is wafted from the deodorizer through just the action of opening and closing the door. Many of these changes save money, energy, and make the hotel a cleaner, greener place.

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