SpringHill Suites-Annapolis
189 Admiral Cochrane Dr Annapolis, MD 21401 Central Maryland 443-837-3602 www.marriott.com/bwisu The SpringHill Suites Annapolis has made great strides in reducing our impact on the environment. We Management and Leadership We use the following best management practices: Environment Policy Statement: Environmental Team: The Green Team meets monthly and includes the hotel division, property management and the main office. We have a purchasing policy to encourage the purchase of environmentally-friendly products and services List of our environmentally friendly products and services: All appliances purchased are required to be energy star rated and we purchase as many products for consumption as we can that are recyclable. Waste Reduction We use the following best management practices: Have a plan in place to reduce property waste Track overall waste bills and established baseline data for quantity of wastes produced Set a numeric goal of overall waste reduction Guest Rooms Use real coffee mugs and no polystyrene products Instruct housekeeping to save and reuse unopened items Kitchen and Prep / Dining / Catering / Meetings and Events / Campground Snack Bar Use effective food inventory control to minimize waste Restrooms Use bulk soap dispensers in public restrooms Use high-efficiency hand-dryers Purchase recycled-content paper towels and toilet paper Registration / Office Use electronic correspondence and forms Buildings and Grounds Purchase durable equipment and furniture Purchase low-VOC carpets and fabrics Properly recycle and/or dispose of thinners and solvents - required by EPA regulations Use integrated pest management - IPM Minimize the use of pesticides, herbicides, fungicides and fertilizers in landscaping Recycling We provide in room recycling containers. All breakfast plates, cups and, utensils are recycled. We are recycling: Aluminium Cans Batteries Cardboard Electronics equipment Glass Fluorescent Lamps Newspaper Office Paper Packing Supplies Plastic Printer and copy machine toner cartridges Steel Cans Water Conservation Have a plan in place to reduce property water usage Track water bills and established baseline data on water usage and wastewater generation Use or installed the following devices: low flow restrictors on faucets and showerheads low flow toilets (1.6 gpf or less) waterless urinals composting toilets automatic or sensored faucets or toilets in public restrooms high efficiency Energy-Star rated dishwashers Have an effective landscape management plan which utilizes: drought tolerant species metering rain gauges minimizes lawn areas Have an effective storm water plan management including: Rain gardens Our Innovative Ideas and Specifics in Water Conservation and Efficiency: We have installed a Water-Trak system which downloads the previous days rainfall to minimize over watering of our grass.	Energy Efficiency We use the following best management practices: Have a plan in place to reduce property energy usage Track overall energy bills and establish baseline energy usage Have had an energy audit to identify efficiency opportunities Have an energy management system in place to track and meter energy usage Lighting: Use lighting sensors to turn on/off lights Use occupancy sensors to turn on/off lights Use of directional, downward-facing, lighting in parking areas and other outdoor areas Use high efficiency compact fluorescent light bulbs in rooms, canned lighting or wherever possible Use LED Exit Signs Heating and Cooling Have programmable thermostats for each room and ensure they are properly adjusted Energy Efficiency: Generate electricity from photovoltaic solar panels ENERGY STAR computers, appliances, office equipments etc. Turn off all electrical items in unoccupied rooms when not in use or at the end of the day Linen Service and Laundry: We use these best management practices: Provide optional linen service - Change linens only upon request Train staff on the process for optional linen service Have signage in each room explaining the linen reuse procedures Use non-phosphate, non-toxic and biodegradable laundry detergents Green Events We use the following best management practices: Support event planners who want to hold green events Measurable Results We have increased our recycling to 24 cubic yards of material per week. We used to fill four 8-yard containers of solid waste per week and now we send out three 8-yard containers of recycling and two 4-yard containers of solid waste per week.