Yearly Savings and Reductions in Environmental Impact for Maine's Environmental Leader Lodging Businesses

Estimated savings and reductions in environmental impact for 97 businesses participating in the program include:

17,484,282 gallons of water through low flow water fixtures and for having a towel and/or linen re-use program;

10,171,620 kilowatts reduced just with energy efficiency initiatives;

104,862 kWh reduced per business;

$1,022,120 saved in electricity reduction initiatives (efficient lighting and appliances);

$10,537.32 average saved per business in quantifiable electricity reductions;

14,735,234 pounds of Green House Gas emissions from lighting with CFLs;

624 number of cars (in terms of carbon equivalents) that could be taken off the road due to use of efficient lighting by the certified businesses;

1,141,932 pounds of solid waste by composting food waste;

1,461,168 pounds of solid waste by recycling;

280,758 bottles reduced by installing refillable amenity dispensers from

29 of the certified businesses eliminating

16,845 pounds of plastic. This figure is from using a conservative 2 bottles per room estimate.

63 businesses have switched to using environmentally preferable cleaning chemicals resulting in

5,552 pounds of cleaning chemicals that would be considered toxic or hazardous.

Average per business savings of $10,537.32 from quantifiable electricity reductions!

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Yearly Savings and Reductions in Environmental Impact for Maine's Environmental Leader Lodging Businesses