Greening Assessments Offered for North Carolina’s Hospitality Businesses

Waste Reduction Partners (WRP), a division of Land of Sky Regional Council, is offering a limited number of no-cost “Greening Assessments” to hospitality businesses in North Carolina.   WRP's Hospitality Greening Assessment is an on-site, technical review of a business’s utility use and environmental practices. Participants such as lodging, restaurants, conference centers and other tourist destinations will receive a report with a cost/benefit assessment of recommendations to improve management strategies for energy, water, solid waste and recycling efforts.  

These WRP technical services are support by a grant from the USEPA.  Waste Reduction Partners is a team of retired, volunteer and staff engineers, scientists and architects who share their expertise with clients to reduce utility costs and improve environmental performance. WRP engineers have assisted 1,700 organizations in achieving $40.1 million in utility cost savings since 2000.

Businesses can use these assessments to meet the requirements of the NC Green Travel Recognition Initiative or other green business certification programs.  The NC GreenTravel  Initiative is a new program offered through the NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Division of Environmental Assistance and Outreach.  Facilities who have already adopted green practices and do not need a greening assessment are encouraged to visit this Web site and apply for recognition.

For more information on these Greening Assessments, please visit the Web site at http://wastereductionpartners.org/greening. If you are interested in scheduling a Hospitality Greening Assessment, contact Russ Jordan with Waste Reduction Partners at Russjordan.wrp@windstream.net  or call (828) 251-7477 (M,W) or (828) 863-1281 (T, Th, Fr).