BUFFALO, N.Y.—Table Corner Saver, LLC introduces Table Corner Savers. They are a fast and economical way to repair damaged banquet tables at a fraction of the cost of replacing with new tables. Replacing a damaged banquet table can cost as much as $150.00. Utilizing the Table Corner Saver, a damaged banquet table can be easily and quickly restored to like-new condition at a very low price and placed back in service immediately.“Table Corner Savers have saved past customers in the hospitality and party rental industry thousands of dollars restoring damaged banquet tables,” says Larry Best, Table Corner Savers, LLC....

CROSSVILLE, TENN.—Crossville, a tile industry leader in sustainable initiatives, recently announced a Tile Take-back Program. With this program, Crossville has solved the major environmental problem facing the tile industry today—recycling used tile. Until now, pre- and post-consumer tile has been considered non-recyclable. While many tile manufacturers—including Crossville—have successfully reused scrap powders and unfired tile, hundreds of millions of pounds of damaged or otherwise unsellable fired tile (tile in its finished state) have gone to landfills each year. Additionally, there has been no environmentally friendly manner to dispose of previously installed tile that has been removed for remodeling and renovation. Crossville has...

ALPHARETTA, GA.—The hotel industry is failing to educate owners and managers on how to recycle television sets, or often that television sets need to be recycled by state and local requirements. This is the key finding of a new survey conducted by The Refinishing Touch, a specialist in re-upholstery, on-site furniture refinishing and armoire modification services. The Refinishing Touch polled 103 hotel managers, operators and owners. It found that despite guidance, and in some cases state laws, to reduce e-waste, such as television sets ending up in landfills, two-thirds weren’t aware of what the requirements were for safe disposal. A...

LYNBROOK, N.Y.—The bedbug epidemic currently keeping Americans awake at night is the stuff of nightmares for hospitality managers. That is why Bargoose Home Textiles has introduced The Bedbug Solution protective bedding. The Bedbug Solution covers for box springs and mattresses feature Bargoose’s patent-pending Zip-N-Stick zipper tape that locks bedbugs out. Housekeeping knows the seal is engaged when the tape is fastened securely over the zipper pull—an important visual safety check. Lab-certified for effectiveness and washability, the rust-proof Zip-N-Stick barrier protects a property’s investment in expensive sleep furnishings while delivering peace of mind to its overnight guests. The Bedbug Solution bedding for...

CARLSBAD, CALIF.—The La Costa Resort and Spa, a 400-acre property located near the beach in Carlsbad, Calif., has reduced its kitchen food waste volume by a factor of almost five times thanks to two industrial compost machines that rely on heat and agitation. According to Sam Bumgarner, purchasing director for the property, the machines, which each handle 250 pounds of food waste per day, are located in two different kitchens and compost 182,000 pounds of food scraps annually. Each day, approximately 40 pounds of compost is produced and given to the groundskeeping team to use around the property. "It sends...

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes BioHitech America as a Green Product & Service Directory partner. BioHitech America distributes a machine that eliminates food waste at the point of generation, diverting the waste from state landfills. The GOHBio 1001 uses microbe technology to break down large volumes of food waste in less than 24 hours in a stainless steel waste decomposition machine, returning the effluent to the ecosystem as water. The GOHBio 1001 can safely and quickly decompose virtually all organic food waste, including: meat, poultry, fish, fruit, vegetables, rice, pasta, bread, noodles,...

CHICAGO—Green Planet Bottling has launched a new entry to the $11 billion bottled water market, packaged in an organic, 100 percent plant-based bottle. Unlike the dominant petroleum-based plastic bottles, Green Planet’s are made from 100 percent plants that are toxin free and carbon neutral. They do not leach chemicals into contents, are reusable, completely recyclable and commercially compostable in just 80 days. The water itself is vapor-distilled for purity and taste and when possible sourced within 500 miles of its destination, so it is less environmentally detrimental than brands transported long distances. Green Planet water is currently available in a...

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA—Consumers today are inundated with green messages that can be confusing to the average person, as they sift through mounds of technical and scientific data to figure out what’s really green and what is or is not easily biodegradable. In an effort to educate consumers, Concept Amenities, an Australian manufacturer of hotel bathroom toiletries, has taken steps to simplify the message that biodegradable products dissolve easily in the environment, without destroying nature, by launching a short 90-second educational video featuring Mikey the Microbe; a green cartoon character who gobbles landfill waste including Concept Amenities’ biodegradable amenity bottles. The video opens...

HOWARD, PA.—For Pennsylvania’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), the 16-room, 18,500-square foot Nature Inn at Bald Eagle is just the first of many more green buildings to come. DCNR has committed to pursue the United States Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification for the inn and at least LEED certification for all of its future buildings. The Nature Inn at Bald Eagle is green from ground to rooftop and a great start for DCNR. The Nature Inn at Bald Eagle had its grand opening on September 2 earlier this month and innkeeper...

ORLANDO, FLA.—The Regal Sun Resort, an Official Walt Disney World Hotel, has selected Hospitality Battery Holders’ Electronic Lock Battery Holder to replace its wrap-around battery packs. This will allow the hotel to use rechargeable batteries instead of disposable battery packs, according to Charlie Rodriguez, account manager for Hospitality Battery Holder. The Regal Sun Resort installed the Electronic Lock Battery Holder in its 626 rooms. “The Regal Sun Resort is expected to save more than $8,000 dollars within the next five years,” Rodriguez says. Go to Hospitality Battery Holder.