Resources to Help You "Green Your Hotel"

• A Guide for Hotels:  Boosting Profits with Energy Efficiency & Conservation -- Best Practices guide for hotels from the Flex Your Power Web site.
• California Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency -- This Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE) is a comprehensive source of information on state, local, utility, and federal incentives that promote renewable energy and energy efficiency.
• East Bay Municipal Utility District "Commercial Rebates and Services" 
• Energy Star for Hospitality 
• Food Donations -- Information about food waste management and donating food.
• Green Meetings -- From the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency. See also Greening your Meetings and Conferences: A Guide for Federal Purchasers
• Greening the Lodging Industry Program -- This is a Green Seal Program. Green Seal is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to safeguarding the environment and transforming the marketplace by promoting the manufacture, purchase, and use of environmentally responsible products and services. See their standards for lodging properties (PDF).
• International Tourism Partnership -- The Partnership works to promote the highest possible standards of environmental and social management and responsible practices within the industry.
• PG&E "Energy Savings and Rebates: Hospitality" -- Information about key energy efficiency solutions, energy audits, and rebate and incentive programs and services.
• Recycled-Content Product Directory -- A Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) directory set up to assist individuals, small business owners, state agencies, and corporate buyers in the commitment to buy recycled.
• Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) "How can your business go green with SMUD?" 
• San Diego General & Electric (SDGE) "Business Rebates and Incentives - Hospitality, Hotels, and Motels" 
• SMUD "Serving Your Business" 
• Southern California Edison "Business - Energy Management Solutions, Rebates, Energy Centers, ..."
• Southern California Gas Company "Saving Energy: Hotels and Lodging" 
• U.S. Green Building Council 
• Waste Prevention Information Exchange (WPIE) -- A Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) directory of informational resources for waste prevention. 
  • WPIE Cleaning and Custodial Supplies 
  • WPIE Environmentally Preferable Purchasing 
  • WPIE Food Waste 
  • WPIE Hospitality 
• Waste Reduction in Hotels and Motels -- A publication providing ideas for hotel managers to save money by reducing waste in housekeeping, grounds maintenance, food services, and supplies purchasing. It covers recycling and waste reduction at conferences.