CAMBRIDGE, ONT.—Langdon Hall Country House, Hotel & Spa and The Keep Refillery announced a first-of-its-kind partnership to launch the premiere hotel refillery in Ontario. Langdon Hall, a Relais & Chateaux property known for being one of Canada’s most pre-eminent luxury hotels, is tapping into the expertise of The Keep Refillery, a one-stop plastic-free refillery, to overhaul its in-room amenities and move towards an even more sustainable and low-waste system. By transitioning to a sustainable and circular refilling program for all in-room amenities, Langdon Hall and The Keep will save over 2,000 plastic bottles from finding their way into landfills and...

VANCOUVER, B.C.—Vivreau Water, a market leader in filtered water systems and a scientific expert in taste and filtration, unveiled the Top Pro and Extra I-Tap water dispensers. Designed for today’s hygiene-aware culture, the dispensers include advanced filtration capabilities and enhanced hygiene features. The Top Pro and Extra I-Tap dispensers feature Vivreau’s exclusive ThermalGate technology, which automatically heats the outlet tap at regular intervals to protect against retrograde contamination from external sources. Both systems come with optional HygienePlus technology designed for hygiene-sensitive environments, offering three layers of protection against microbial cysts and bacteria, including legionella. “Encouraging healthy hydration in the workplace can...

WINDSOR, ENGLAND—IHG Hotels & Resorts, one of the world’s leading hotel companies, has opened its new global headquarters in Windsor, U.K. Having started life as an FTSE-listed company in Windsor in 2003, IHG returns to the historic town for its next chapter after being based for the past 15 years in Denham, Buckinghamshire. The building represents not only the company’s global headquarters, but also the head of its Europe, Middle East, Asia and Africa region, helping serve an international business that has more than 6,000 hotels across more than 100 countries around the world. The Windsor One office on Arthur Road...

STATELINE, NEV.—There is no way around it; Edgewood Tahoe Resort, a boutique property nestled on the shores of Lake Tahoe, is one of a kind when it comes to providing an eco-luxury experience for its guests. Sustainability is top of mind during every decision regarding design, construction, operations, and the guest and community experience. The resort’s commitment is best explained on its website: “Every decision we make and action we take must align with our calling to be stewards of the land, guardians of the Lake, and sincere, difference-making corporate citizens of the communities in which we operate.” Edgewood Tahoe...

ATLANTA—For the first time in roughly five years, GP PRO, a division of Georgia-Pacific, the company known for heritage consumable brands like Dixie and Brawny, is launching a B2B product marketing campaign aimed at foodservice operators. Entitled “Beverage Better,” the campaign aims to build awareness of and drive demand for the GP PRO Automated Sealing Machine, an advanced equipment solution that uniquely empowers operational efficiencies while elevating operators’ beverage business by providing a secure, tamper-evident, spill-resistant sealed film on beverage cups. According to Christian Soult, Category Director of Food Packaging and the Automated Sealing Machine at GP PRO, the “Beverage Better”...

LAGUNA BEACH, CALIF.—Soul Community Planet (SCP), the holistic hospitality company founded on the values of wellness, social good and sustainability, announced it has reached several milestones in its efforts to make regenerative travel a reality. These include achieving its company-wide Net Zero Waste goal for 2022, receiving a new EarthCheck benchmark, and launching the new Pristine Playa program on Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula. SCP Exceeds 2022 Net Zero Waste Goal In 2022, SCP achieved superior waste efficiency, with an estimated one pound of landfill waste generated per occupied room—less than half of the estimated industry average. Over the same period, SCP’s...

MAUMEE, OHIO—Testament to the company’s innovation in wood-alternative siding, Fiberon Wildwood composite cladding has earned two prestigious awards: a Good Design Award from The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design, and a Product Innovation Award from Architectural Products magazine. “These awards validate the commitment we have made to producing beautiful, high-performance building products that are sustainable and kind to the environment,” said Kate Haws, Director of Brand Marketing for Fiberon. The Good Design Awards program honors “both products and industry leaders in design and manufacturing that have chartered new directions for innovation and pushed the envelope for competitive products in the world...

LAS VEGAS—Sands has made addressing food waste a top priority and set an ambitious target to prevent, donate or divert 25 percent of food waste by 2025. Food waste intersects multiple key environmental and social issues including biodiversity loss, climate change and food insecurity that are integral components of both the Sands ECO360 and Sands Cares global programs. “Sands’ commitment to reduce food waste is guided by our intent to both minimize food going to landfill and maximize the value of food produced,” said Katarina Tesarova, Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability officer. “We’ve made significant progress to reduce our...

SANTA BARBARA, CALIF.—With 81 percent of travelers surveyed recently saying they plan to choose a sustainable lodging option, The Ritz-Carlton Bacara in Santa Barbara, Calif., has announced another major step in its continuing drive toward sustainable operations. FloWater Refill Stations have been installed throughout the luxury property in a move to eliminate single-use plastics and provide guests with a healthier, high-end drinking water experience. “Our guests are keenly aware of sustainability and wellness lifestyles and more and more of them are arriving with their refillable water bottles in hand, expecting that we will have a plastic-free option for hydration,” says Steve Janicek, General Manager at...

In recent years, Green Lodging News has published articles about companies that offer machines that transform moisture in the air to drinking water. It is a great idea of course and when matched with a glass bottling system can do a great job at eliminating plastic bottle waste. This past week, Accor announced that it is partnering with SOURCE Global, PBC to bring reusable glass bottled drinking water—water from the air—to key hotels in Singapore. Unique to this water is that it is made by SOURCE Hydropanels—a ground-breaking solar-powered technology that harvests the pure, endlessly renewable water vapor in the...