RANCHO MIRAGE, CALIF.—Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa has earned the Green Seal Standard for Hotels & Lodging Properties—Bronze. The resort is the only Green Seal-certified hotel in Coachella Valley.
“At Rancho Las Palmas, it is a top priority to conserve and protect our natural resources, especially within a desert environment,” said Cristina Cascio, rooms division director for Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa. “We are pleased to be a certified Green Seal property and will continue to prove our dedication to environmental stewardship.”
Per the resort’s Sustainable Purchasing Policy, all durable goods are reused or donated at the end of their useful life. Rancho Las Palmas assesses the comparability, reliability and viability with respect to costs, quality and performance of all environmentally responsible goods and services. The comprehensive Sustainable Purchasing Policy covers purchasing, waste minimization, energy efficiency, water conservation and hazardous substance management.
In addition, the property has recycling receptacles placed in common public areas as well as back-of-house areas to collect recyclable products and goods. The property also works with vendors to reuse packaging and shipping pallets. Shrink wrap is compacted and recycled and non-reused cardboard is bailed on site and recycled.
Efforts to Save Energy
Laundry is processed using an ozone system that uses cold water and fewer chemicals including minimal chlorine. There is also a policy to fill loads completely, which adds to efficiency of the cleaning cycle and fewer loads. All guestrooms, the main lobby, meeting rooms and back-of-house areas have been retrofitted with compact fluorescent lamps/bulbs.
Landscaping is outsourced to a local contractor who works with the Coachella Valley Water District’s “Lush and Efficient” program to identify climate appropriate landscaping. The property has changed cleaning products to fully compliant ProClean suite products. The cleaning products are certified as “designed for the environment” by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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