MADISON, WIS.—OMNI Solutions, a Wisconsin-based laundry and housekeeping chemical company that provides on-premises laundry and housekeeping chemical solutions to customers in the healthcare and hospitality marketplace, has been awarded an 8,000 Lux Hydroxyl Laundry System installation agreement with TwinMed, LLC, one of the largest full-line medical supplies distributors in the United States.OMNI Solutions provides innovative, earth-friendly on-premises laundry and housekeeping cleaning solutions, primarily to customers in the healthcare and hospitality marketplace. OMNI Solutions’ line of laundry detergents, softeners and stain removers are injected into standard commercial washing units through their patent pending LUX Hydroxyl System to supercharge the washing...

TRAVELERS REST, S.C.—EnviroPure, a self-contained food waste disposal system, has moved to a standardized equipment line that offers customers more convenient ordering and delivery and faster, easier installation. The move allows EnviroPure to better accommodate a variety of facilities with unique food waste disposal needs without the need for time-consuming custom design. Six new standard system sizes offer capacities ranging from 300 to 2,000 pounds of food waste per day.The standard systems are optimized for kitchens serving approximately 950 to 6,000 meals per day. Higher capacity units can still be customized as needed.“These new standard systems are sized to...

MUSKEGON, MICH.—EarthTronics now offers a PAR lamp solution for 277 volt applications. A new high power, 17-watt PAR38 EarthBulb LED floodlight replaces 120 watt incandescent floodlights for more than 85 percent energy savings and is capable of operating on 120 or 277 volt circuits. The floodlight features an advanced cooling system that provides for 25,000 hours of LED life. With the appearance of a halogen light source, its chipset provides 3000K white light with a high color rendering rating of more than 80. The lamp is also available in a 5000k version.Ideal for use in outdoor flood, recessed, track...

ODESSA, FLA.—Hasek Communications, the Odessa, Fla.-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes Travelife as a Green Lodging Survey supporter. Travelife allows accommodation providers to monitor and self-assess their sustainability performance. Self-assessments are conducted by hoteliers online, and then followed by a physical audit by independent auditors who will visit each property and check against Travelife criteria in person.The system and its criteria have been developed through a multi-stakeholder consultation process involving tour operators, hoteliers, trade associations, Non-Governmental Organizations, audit firms and academia. Launched in 2007, it is now recognized within the travel and tourism industry as one of the...

TIANJIN, CHINA—The new Curio—A Collection by Hilton hotel being built in Xiamen will incorporate 24 energy-efficient Otis Gen2 elevators to help deliver luxurious hospitality to guests enjoying one of southeast China’s best tourist cities. Otis, a leading manufacturer and maintainer of people-moving products, including elevators, escalators and moving walkways, is a unit of United Technologies Corp.The Otis technologies support Hilton’s efforts to improve the environmental performance of its hotels. Otis Gen2 systems incorporate ReGen drive technology for energy savings of up to 75 percent under normal conditions compared to traditional elevator systems with conventional drives. The elevators will be...

LAS VEGAS—MGM Resorts International has begun its rollout of ZON’s Powersol. Powersol’s solar powered mobile device charging technology is integrated into a commercial grade patio umbrella enabling hotels and guests to seamlessly “go green” while they charge up. Guests enjoy the pool longer because they can charge up on-site instead of going back to their room.Powersol has been installed at famed properties Aria Resort & Casino, Bellagio and MGM Grand, with more anticipated over the coming months.Joyen Vakil, Senior Vice President of Design & Development at MGM Resorts International, says, “Powersol is an incredibly innovative product and our properties...

CINCINNATI—Matthew 25: Ministries, a top-ranked international humanitarian aid and disaster relief organization headquartered in Cincinnati, is acknowledging corporate donors nationwide that represent the pinnacle of responsible corporate environmental stewardship through the Green Giving program. These corporations work throughout the year with Matthew 25: Ministries to rescue, recycle, reuse and repurpose millions of pounds of excess products, saving these products from the landfill, protecting the environment and helping millions of people throughout the United States and worldwide each year.Commercial and industrial waste is a significant portion of solid waste. American industrial facilities generate and dispose of approximately 7.6 billion tons...

SANTA BARBARA, CALIF.—Mission Linen Supply, a leading provider of rental and direct-sale linen and uniform products, services, and supplies, announces its new partnership with Avendra—a top hospitality procurement provider in North America. This partnership was founded to provide Mission’s wide range of quality offerings to Avendra’s network of hoteliers and businesses within the hospitality and lodging industries.Mission was selected as a preferred supplier for linen and uniform rental, apparel program sales and commercial laundry services under Avendra’s Administrative, Financial and Professional Services and Food and Beverage programs. As a designated Avendra supplier, Mission plans to expand its service to...

LOS ANGELES—ICERA introduces the Vista II. Still a part of the company’s premium collection of one-piece toilets, the next generation Vista II has an updated design with a decidedly modern look that is sleek and sophisticated. Its seat has been engineered to offer the luxurious comfort of an elongated seat and the space-saving convenience of a traditional round-front design. But perhaps the most impressive aspect of the new Vista II is its upgrade in power.ICERA has designed the Vista II with a rimless wash system. Two large jets at the back of the bowl and an open rim allow...

LOS ANGELES—JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE has achieved one of the most stringent environmental hotel certifications available, Green Seal certification at the Silver Level. By submitting to a thorough review and on-site audit by the nonprofit third-party certifier Green Seal, the JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE helps protect human health and the environment by reducing waste, conserving water and energy, and by instituting green management policies that include environmental purchasing and hazardous substance handling, all requirements of the Green Seal Standard for Hotels and Lodging Properties (GS-33).Specifically, JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE uses non-toxic, biodegradable housekeeping...