Waste Prevention Information Exchange

Hospitality

Also see Food Waste.

CalRecycle Programs and Services

• California Green Lodging Program—A CalRecycle effort to initiate green lodging standards and certifications.
• Composting at Special Events—This site provides suggestions and strategies for special events where food scraps are generated.
• Waste Reduction at Venue Facilities and Large Events—If you have responsibility for waste management at stadiums, convention centers, or amusement parks, or if you manage a large event such as a food festival or golf tournament, this site will provide you with valuable information about how to decrease the amount of solid waste you generate and throw away.

CalRecycle Publications

• CalRecycle has either printed or Web publications on this topic that you can find at either our publication search page or our Web site search page. However, not all of these publications apply to "waste prevention" in the most literal use of that term. CalRecycle publications that do apply to waste prevention include:
• Waste Reduction Ideas for Meetings and Conferences
• Waste Reduction in Hotels and Motels

Other Resources

Web Sites

• Benchmark Hotel—A tool to help hotels improve environmental performance and make cost savings.
• Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Conventions—The Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Conventions (CERC) was formed in late 2002 to promote environmental best practices for large conventions, starting with the 2004 national Democratic and Republican political conventions in Boston and New York. CERC is a project of the Center for Economic & Environmental Partnership, a non-profit located in Albany, NY.
• Holding a Green Conference—From SustainableBusiness.com.
• International Hotels Environmental Initiative (IHEI)—A program to promote the benefits of environmental management as an integral part of running a successful, efficient hotel business. 
• Green Hotels Association—Bringing together hotels interested in environmental issues.
• Greening the Lodging Industry—From Green Seal. Green Seal is an independent, nonprofit organization that promoting practices and products that cause less waste, conserve resources and habitats, and minimize global warming and ozone depletion. They develop suggested environmental standards for a variety of industries. See their standards for lodging properties.
• Green Meetings—From U. S. EPA.
  • Greening your Meetings and Conferences