Comments on: Feeling a little blue about green hotels http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/blue-bins-in-hotel-rooms-please/ The last honest travel site Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Janet http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/blue-bins-in-hotel-rooms-please/comment-page-1/#comment-10852 Janet Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:31:40 +0000 http://www.tripso.com/?p=5400#comment-10852 Amen! I find myself carrying empty water bottles and newspapers around looking for a recycle bin. Hotels need to make it easier for us and provide bins. I wonder how much money they have saved on laundering sheets and towels less. Perhaps it's time for them to spend some of it making their hotels more environmentally responsible. Putting thermostats in rooms would be a good start. How many times have you gotten up during the night because the room temp cannot be properly set. Amen! I find myself carrying empty water bottles and newspapers around looking for a recycle bin. Hotels need to make it easier for us and provide bins. I wonder how much money they have saved on laundering sheets and towels less. Perhaps it’s time for them to spend some of it making their hotels more environmentally responsible. Putting thermostats in rooms would be a good start. How many times have you gotten up during the night because the room temp cannot be properly set.

]]> By: Stephanie http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/blue-bins-in-hotel-rooms-please/comment-page-1/#comment-6507 Stephanie Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:01:03 +0000 http://www.tripso.com/?p=5400#comment-6507 I too think hotels should make it easy for guests to recycle. In the meantime, it's not impossible to do it anyway. I keep my recyclables in a separate bag (away from the garbage bin otherwise the housemaid takes it) and hand it to reception and ask them to do it for me. I've also taken recyclables in my rental car to a local supermarket and used the recycling bins there. I too think hotels should make it easy for guests to recycle. In the meantime, it’s not impossible to do it anyway. I keep my recyclables in a separate bag (away from the garbage bin otherwise the housemaid takes it) and hand it to reception and ask them to do it for me. I’ve also taken recyclables in my rental car to a local supermarket and used the recycling bins there.

]]> By: Jeff Linder http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/blue-bins-in-hotel-rooms-please/comment-page-1/#comment-6501 Jeff Linder Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:39:06 +0000 http://www.tripso.com/?p=5400#comment-6501 In some cases, the local community doesn't have recycling facilities for the hotel to feed into, but yes, anywhere the option exists, hotels really should. I've been seeing a hybrid approach recently, larger bins in the lobby. It's not perfect, but it's a start, and it addresses the issue of housekeepers not getting or having equipment to do room by room. In some cases, the local community doesn’t have recycling facilities for the hotel to feed into, but yes, anywhere the option exists, hotels really should.

I’ve been seeing a hybrid approach recently, larger bins in the lobby. It’s not perfect, but it’s a start, and it addresses the issue of housekeepers not getting or having equipment to do room by room.

]]> By: Skip http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/blue-bins-in-hotel-rooms-please/comment-page-1/#comment-6481 Skip Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:08:14 +0000 http://www.tripso.com/?p=5400#comment-6481 I cannot see anyone having a problem with this concept. They recycle their own office materials, don't they? Just add room debris to that. I cannot see anyone having a problem with this concept. They recycle their own office materials, don’t they? Just add room debris to that.

]]> By: Matthew B http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/blue-bins-in-hotel-rooms-please/comment-page-1/#comment-6468 Matthew B Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:46:16 +0000 http://www.tripso.com/?p=5400#comment-6468 I am pretty sure that the blue bins in Canadian hotels are mandated by law. The Canadians aren't afraid of passing laws that benefit the community as a whole, even if they cause some short term inconvenience to some corporation. I am pretty sure that the blue bins in Canadian hotels are mandated by law. The Canadians aren’t afraid of passing laws that benefit the community as a whole, even if they cause some short term inconvenience to some corporation.

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