NEW YORK—Delos is expanding its Stay Well hotel room portfolio into a handful of Marriott International hotels. The company has now completed the installation of Stay Well rooms at six Marriott properties, including Charlotte Marriott City Center, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Richmond Marriott Short Pump, Residence Inn Orlando Lake Nona, Courtyard Orlando Lake Nona and Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel & Marina.“The growing demand for healthy travel is rapidly increasing, and we have received a tremendous number of requests to open more Stay Well rooms since first debuting the product in Las Vegas,” said Delos Founder and CEO Paul Scialla. “Marriott...

WASHINGON, D.C.—RedDot Brands has achieved one of the most stringent product certifications available, Green Seal certification to its Standard for Sanitary Paper Products (GS-1). This standard identifies reduced lifecycle impacts of sanitary paper products. RedDot White and Natural roll towels, as well as RedDot Junior Jumbo toilet tissue, received the certification.RedDot Brands’ products certified by Green Seal conserve natural resources, protect human and environmental health, and reduce waste while delivering performance as good as or better than conventional paper products. In particular, RedDot White and Natural roll towels and Junior Jumbo tissue contain 100 percent recovered materials with significant...

OJAI, CALIF.—SimpliPhi Power and California Solar Electric have completed the second phase of an off-grid solar plus storage installation at the Taft Botanical Gardens in Ojai, Calif., which are part of an eco-resort owned by the nonprofit Conservation Endowment Fund. The second phase of the installation included an additional eight PHI2.6 kWh batteries (doubling the PHI power storage), providing enough extra power capacity to run electrical loads well into the night without utilizing a generator for a total of 41.6 kWh of stored PV power.Taft Gardens was challenged to preserve the pristine natural environment of the gardens while at...

ODESSA, FLA.—Hasek Communications, the Odessa, Fla.-based publisher of Green Lodging News, has added a Global Sustainability Solutions (GSS) case study to its website. The case study details how GSS was able to assist the Hilton Los Angeles Airport (Hilton LAX) with mattress and box spring disposal (3,943 pieces). GSS project manager, Ashley Seaman, coordinated with Hilton LAX to determine the best way to efficiently remove and replace the bed sets with minimal disruption while seamlessly coordinating the complex logistics among its mattress partner, Serta, the hotel staff, the GSS crew of 15-plus professionals and the recycling facility.GSS accepted and...

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Green Seal, the nation's first independent nonprofit certifier of sustainable products and services, released its 2015 Annual Report that illustrates the increased focus by business and industry on protecting human health and the environment. From a library in Washington to a basketball stadium in Kentucky to a luxury hotel in New York City, thousands of Green Seal-certified products and services can be found throughout the United States and around the world.  Companies whose total market value tops $200 billion engage in the nonprofit’s certification and greening programs. Client partners range from household brand names to business-to-business-focused companies to...

STILLWATER, MINN.—SelfEco introduces its new line of bioplastic party and catering ware that is Compostable without Compromise. “Compostable products should be superior to the non-recyclable, disposable products they replace,” said Danny Mishek, President, SelfEco. “You should not have to make sacrifices to use them. You should feel proud and excited to use them. We have transformed compostable party and catering ware from products customers are forced to use to products they want to use because of their quality and appeal.”“SelfEco has created a line of upscale, attractive and durable disposable service ware that fits great into many event and...

ST. PAUL, MINN.—For the third consecutive year, Ecolab’s commitment to sustainable business practices has been recognized by Newsweek, which named Ecolab to the publication’s 2016 list of the Top Green Companies in the World. For 2016, Ecolab ranked sixth on the U.S. 500 list and 13th on the Global 500 Green Rankings lists.“We are honored to be recognized for our commitment to sustainability within our own operations and through the positive impact we have at more than one million customer locations around the world,” said Emilio Tenuta, Ecolab Vice President of Corporate Sustainability.The Newsweek Green Rankings evaluate the 500...

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.—Manufacturer Glaro Inc. announces a product upgrade to its receptacles. Most waste and recycling receptacles (not including the Value lines) now come standard with removable heavy-duty molded rigid plastic inner liners. The new liners, made with recycled plastic, will save janitorial staff time because they are lighter, easier to lift out, and convenient to clean. In addition, shipping will be less costly.“The outer receptacles remain unchanged and continue to be offered in a multitude of attractive sizes and finishes,” says Executive Vice President Robert Betensky.The following waste and ash/trash receptacles summarize the products that have been upgraded: 12”/15”/20”...

PLANO, TEXAS—NexRev LLC, experts in improving energy efficiency and reducing utility and operational costs for retail, entertainment, commercial, industrial and institutional facilities, announced the company’s flagship HVAC energy reduction solution—DrivePak—has saved customers $100 million since its introduction to the market in 2008. This amount represents a savings of nearly 1 billion kWh and 700,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide, the equivalent of removing 140,000 cars off the road for one year. “One hundred million dollars in savings is a significant milestone for NexRev as it reinforces the proven energy reduction technology behind DrivePak and its substantial contribution to our clients’...

SAN FRANCISCO—Leaders from Philips Lighting met with energy ministers attending the seventh Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM7) summit in San Francisco last week, where the company announced a commitment to sell more than two billion energy efficient LED light bulbs by 2020. Reaching this goal is estimated to save an amount of energy equivalent to that generated by 60 medium-sized coal-fired power stations with emissions equivalent to those from 24 million cars by 2020. The company also reaffirmed its pledge to make its global operations carbon neutral by 2020 and said that it expects electricity for its U.S. operations to...