Killarney House
584 West Central Avenue Davidsonville, MD 21035 Central Maryland 410-798-8700 www.killarneyhousepub.com It is our mission to reduce our carbon footprint on the environment & to continually provide high quality food & beverage service with a sustainable, Management and Leadership We use the following best management practices: Environment Policy Statement Set Annual Goals: 40 Shades of Green We have a purchasing policy to encourage the purchase of environmentally-friendly products and services List of our environmentally friendly products and services: CORe Values Environmental Restoration or Community Environmental Projects: Patuxent River Keepers/DACA Waste Reduction We use the following best management practices: Have a plan in place to reduce property waste Kitchen and Prep / Dining / Catering / Meetings and Events / Campground Snack Bar Donate excess food from events Compost food waste and other compostables Use effective food inventory control to minimize waste Purchase locally grown produce and other foods Purchase sustainably grown foods Do not use polystyrene coffee cups Use disposable food service items are eco-friendly - polystyrene is avoided If disposable containers are used, they are made from - bio-based materials, recycled content, and/or compostable material Use cloth napkins and tablecloths Use reusable dishware and glassware and minimize use of disposables Use non-bleached napkins and coffee filters Use reusable coffee filters Use water pitchers and filtered water to minimize the use of single-use bottles Use menus and table placards as opportunity to communicate green activities Print menus on recycled FSC-certified, recycled-content paper with vegetable-based inks and include recycling symbols, recycled-content, and a message about the inks Launder staff uniforms using wet or other environmentally friendly methods versus chemical-based dry cleaning Restrooms Use high-efficiency hand-dryers Registration / Office Use last-in/first-out inventory and effective labeling systems Recycling We recycle all glass, paper and cardboard We are recycling: Aluminium Cans Cardboard Office Paper 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 Perform preventative maintenance to stop drips and leaks Offer water versus serving automatically Defrost foods ahead of time in refrigerators to avoid the need for running-water defrost Use or installed the following devices: low flow restrictors on faucets and showerheads low flow toilets (1.6 gpf or less) low flow urinals (1 gpf or less)	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 Kitchen Regularly evaluated existing ovens and other kitchen equipment for temperature settings and energy efficiency opportunities Confirmed that all refrigerator, freezer and oven gaskets provide a good seal, or replaced Routinely clean condenser coils on all refrigeration equipment Upgraded to an Energy Star Commercial Kitchen Package Heating and Cooling Have a high efficiency heating and air-conditioning HVAC system Regularly perform preventative maintenance on HVAC system Keep office doors and windows closed if HVAC system is on Recycle Grease We use the following best management practices: Have a contract with grease filtering company that takes the grease away Use our grease to make bio-diesel Our grease recycling vendor is: Planet Fry Minimize Disposable Food Service Items We use the following best management practices: Use disposable foodservice items made from bio-based, renewable materials (corn, bamboo, etc.) Use disposable foodservice items made with recycled content Use recyclable foodservice items and actively recycle them Our Innovative Ideas and Specifics in Minimizing Disposable Foodservice Items: Tell customers about our straws to encourage them to use fewer. Green Events We use the following best management practices: Support event planners who want to hold green events Minimize the use of disposable food service items Other Green Practices Transportation: We use the following best management practices: For guests: Encourage energy efficient vehicle usage Measurable Results Killarney House recycled 5 tons of glass in 2012. We recycled 7 tons of paper in 2012.