ALPHARETTA, GA.—Hampton Inn Batesville, located in Southeast Indiana and part of the Hampton brand, has completed a large-scale sustainability project through The Refinishing Touch’s furniture asset management solutions. The Refinishing Touch completed on-site furniture refinishing to case goods in 66 rooms at the Batesville location, restoring the original condition of wardrobes, desks, nightstands, headboards, bathroom vanities and luggage benches.The refinishing project was completed using non-toxic lacquers with low Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), maintaining indoor air quality and ensuring safety. Hampton Inn Batesville saved 92.5 percent in budget costs by refinishing, when compared to buying new furniture—reducing the project’s total...

SAN JOSE, CALIF.—GreenWaste Recovery and its sister company Zanker Road Resource Management specialize in transforming society’s discards back into valuable resources to make new products. GreenWaste’s material recovery facility in San Jose, Calif., is known for its ability to separate and process recyclable materials, garbage, food waste and construction and demolition debris with high recycling rates. They are now pleased to announce the newest member of the GreenWaste family of companies, GreenWaste Carpet Recycling.Launched in 2012, GreenWaste Carpet Recycling has quickly developed ties with many local carpet vendors and established four carpet collection centers in Northern California, including three...

MCLEAN, VA.—Hilton Worldwide announced a new mattress recycling program in coordination with the installation of new Serta mattresses and box springs. Available immediately across all brands in the United States, the program will recycle approximately 85 percent of Hilton hotel mattresses and box springs into various products rather than being diverted to a landfill. “Our hotels have purchased more than 50,000 mattresses in the past two years in the U.S. alone,” said Randy Gaines, vice president, engineering operations for the Americas at Hilton Worldwide. “This program presents a great opportunity for our hotels globally, offers a cost savings to...

LAKE GENEVA, WIS.—Green Leaf Inn, the first net-zero energy hotel being built in North America, will be sharing their story at the upcoming Greenbuild International Conference and Expo on November 14 to 16, 2012 in San Francisco. The Inn will be a luxury green retreat and demonstration model; a living laboratory and catalog of new technology, products and providers. The project includes both a renovation of the existing cottage with three suites, dining areas, commercial kitchen and laundry, as well as construction of a new building with 16 additional suites, conference room, massage suites and Welcome Center.Set to open...

HIGHLAND PARK, ILL.—T2 Site Amenities will be presenting the new Verso Recycling Receptacles at booth 2119 at the 2012 InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) Leadership Conference. The event runs October 24 to 26 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla.Attendance of more than 4,500 is expected covering such InterContinental Hotels brands as Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, InterContinental Hotels, Hotel Indigo, Staybridge Suites and Candlewood Suites.The upscale Verso recycling bins are designed for lobbies and other interior public spaces. Available in a number of powder coated steel finishes, the Versos complement both contemporary and traditional interiors.“Offering recycling receptacles in...

MCLEAN, VA.—On World Food Day, October 16, Hilton Worldwide announced multi-year partnerships with Feeding America and The Global FoodBanking Network to secure food and reduce hunger in communities where it operates around the globe. The collaborations will enable Hilton Worldwide hotels to collect safe, surplus food from conferences and daily food and beverage operations that would otherwise be thrown away and make it available to those in need.Feeding America and The Global FoodBanking Network will each connect Hilton Worldwide hotels with local food banks and their networks of local community agencies to facilitate food delivery to school feeding programs,...

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National Restaurant Association (NRA) and the Foodservice Packaging Institute (FPI) announced their alliance to help raise awareness of foodservice packaging recovery among restaurant operators and consumers. As part of this new effort, the groups are hosting a first-of-its-kind, industrywide Foodservice Packaging Recovery Summit November 7 to 8 in Austin, Texas, that will bring stakeholders together to collaborate on industry-driven solutions that increase the recovery of valuable resources and landfill diversion.At the inaugural summit, NRA and FPI members and invited guests will share expertise to gain a better understanding of how the industry is working to increase recovery...

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National Restaurant Association (NRA) and the US Composting Council (USCC) announced a partnership to raise awareness about food waste diversion, composting education, and other sustainable activities for the benefit of restaurant operators of all sizes nationwide.  The NRA and USCC will share educational resources and identify collaborative opportunities that promote awareness of the role composting plays in waste reduction and improved soil and water quality.“We are pleased to join with the US Composting Council to better serve our members by providing resources on composting, waste reduction, and other sustainability efforts they can adopt to strengthen their businesses,”...

ORLANDO, FLA.—Trump SoHo New York has partnered with Orlando-based social enterprise Clean the World to collect and recycle hotel soaps, shampoos, conditioners, lotions and gels to help fight the global spread of preventable diseases. The soaps collected by Trump SoHo will be shipped to Clean the World for recycling and distribution to communities and countries in greatest need through the efforts of Clean the World Foundation. Trump SoHo has a total of 391 rooms and is projected to provide nearly 35,000 bars of soap and bottled amenities—more than two tons—to Clean the World annually, which is enough to provide hygiene...

DALLAS—The LEED Gold pursuing NYLO Dallas South Side hotel, a five-story, 76-room property, opened late this past summer and joins NYLO’s collection of three other eco-friendly hotels—two in the Dallas-Fort Worth market. The new urban-loft boutique NYLO is the result of the conversion of the 101-year-old Dallas Coffin Co. Building. During the conversion, every possible part of the original building was incorporated into the hotel. For example, the hotel’s guestrooms feature original concrete floors and exposed ceilings. Celebrating the vibrant local arts community, original artworks from local artists are showcased throughout the property, complementing the hotel’s chic interior...