CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes DeepStream Designs as a Green Product & Service Directory partner. DeepStream Designs’ custom trash and recycling receptacles coordinate with a property's décor with panels made from wood, recycled plastic lumber, decorative resin, metals, stone, and laminates, and are framed by marine-anodized aluminum legs. DeepStream Designs’ receptacles, modular garden planters, and custom fixtures are engineered and constructed to provide the lowest cost of ownership over time. DeepStream Designs products are made in the United States.Call (305) 857-0466, e-mail dsdmiami@gmail.com, or go to www.deepstreamdesigns.com for more information.

NATIONAL REPORT—Most toilet paper available today for the away-from-home market includes most, if not all, recycled content. While the percentage of pre and post consumer recycled content in bathroom tissue can vary by brand and supplier, the good news is that, whether pre or post consumer material, the use of recycled fiber keeps it out of the landfill. Some brands of tissue are more eco-friendly than others. With a bit of research, one can determine what to consider, besides cost, when making a green purchasing decision.The U.S. Department of Energy ranks paper manufacturing as the fifth most energy-intensive industry:...

ORLANDO, FLA.—Dover Downs Hotel & Casino 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 Dover Downs Hotel & Casino 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, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.Dover Downs Hotel & Casino has a total of 500 rooms and is projected to provide nearly 45,000 bars of soap and bottled amenities—more than three...

TULSA, OKLA.—Totally Green, Inc., a provider of organic food processing systems and compostable packaging alternatives, has partnered with Toronto-based York Plains Investment Corp. for a comprehensive program that involves both financing and a new marketing model for Totally Green's ORCA Green Machine. York Plains has agreed to provide $5 million of equity financing for a 50 percent interest in Totally Green. The proceeds will be used to pay down Totally Green’s existing line of credit, and fund the general, administrative and working capital expenditures required to support the Totally Green’s growth objectives. York Plains has also agreed to provide up...

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Results of the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) 2012 Lodging Survey provide strong evidence that the greening of the U.S. lodging industry is continuing. Funded by the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation (AH&LEF) and conducted by STR, 52,155 U.S. hotel properties were polled in the survey that is conducted every two years. Similar data has been collected since 1988. There was a healthy response rate of 23 percent to this year’s survey.While most of the questions were repeated from previous years, there were new questions as well. For example, hoteliers were asked for the first time...

CONCORD, CALIF.—It got official as it can get earlier this year on June 5. It was on that day that the Hilton Concord in Concord, Calif., was designated the Sustainability Flagship by Interstate Hotels & Resorts in a proclamation released by the Office of the Mayor of the City of Concord. The 329-key hotel was selected by Interstate to be the green prototype of what could be rolled out across the company’s other five wholly-owned and managed hotels. “Our plan is to implement similar programs and technologies at our other five wholly-owned hotels as part of our annual planned capital...

WATERFORD, N.Y.—North America’s fourth largest producer of towel and tissue paper, Cascades Tissue Group, announced commercial line expansions of their Cascades Moka 100 percent recycled unbleached bathroom tissue offerings. In addition to the single roll offering, launched in January, Cascades Moka is now available in jumbo rolls (9-inch) and a high capacity format for Cascades Tandem dispensers. The larger formats provide more options to use the product in existing dispensers that are intended for less frequent stocking.Beige in appearance, Cascades Moka offers the highest hygienic qualities and softness while significantly reducing the environmental impact associated with manufacturing a highly...

ALPHARETTA, GA.—The Dover House Resort, a division of Landex Resorts International Inc., a vacation and timeshare condominium complex based in Delray Beach, Fla., has completed a refinishing and sustainability project led by The Refinishing Touch. The project involved refinishing guestroom furniture by updating wood colors and laminate replacements, including dining tables, nightstands, armoires, dressers, built-ins and headboards.The entire project was completed on-site to minimize environmental impact and reduce costs. This was achieved through The Refinishing Touch’s unique refinishing services and methods: a non-toxic, non-flammable, low VOC (volatile organic compounds) process that allows furniture to be refinished on-site with minimum...

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Green Lodging News has just added a new case study to its website. The case study focuses on Shaw Hospitality Group’s carpet recycling program—an effort that has resulted in more than 1 million pounds of carpet being reclaimed since 2009. Through key partnerships with major hoteliers such as La Quinta Inns & Suites, Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, Marriott and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, this 500 tons of reclaimed carpet has been diverted from U.S. landfills.The case study specifically addresses La Quinta Inns & Suites’ partnership with Shaw which since 2009 has resulted in 800,000 pounds of old carpet...

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes Food2Water as a Green Product & Service Directory partner. The Food Waste Liquefier is Food2Water’s new technology that converts food waste into water by using patented microorganisms. The microorganisms, which are used in the “ESL Series,” convert protein, fibroid material, and fatty oil into water. The ESL Series converts food waste into water within 24 hours. It can then be discharged through a connected drain pipe. The ESL Series can remove 40 percent to 70 percent of the cost of food waste disposal, while also protecting the...