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How Green Was My Valet?

How our T+L Family 50 resorts are fighting global warming

From September 2007

By Kathryn O'Shea-Evans

In the year of the eco-initiative, many of our 2007 top 50 resorts are taking energy savings way beyond towel-reuse programs.The Fairmont Kea Lani, Maui, turns leftover cooking oil into biodiesel, and Disney's BoardWalk, a Florida-certified Green Lodge, composts food waste. If you're concerned about a hotel's practices and policies, ask before you book. Have they installed low-flow water systems? Are they using gray water in the garden and on the golf course? Cleaning chemical-free? Even if the answer is no, you'll help get them thinking.
The information in this story was accurate at the time it was published in September 2007 but we suggest you confirm all details and prices directly with any establishments mentioned. The quality of offerings and services tends to change over time.