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Our hotel has been working hard the last few years to be environenmentally friendly and offer guests a green hotel option when visiting Whistler. Check out what we're doing to stay a green hotel.
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- compact fluorescent lighting
- Energy Star®-rated office equipment
- composting organic waste
- hybrid vehicle and pedi cabs to shuttle guests in and around the Village
- low-flow toilets, sinks and showers
- work place waste reduction (double sided printing, post-consumer recycled paper, etc.)
- recycling of bottles, papers and plastics
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- linen, terry, computers, furniture donated to social services programs or sold for fundraising endeavours
- VOC-free paints used
- our environmental initiatives are included in all new staff orientation
- active ‘Green Champions' committee with representation from all departments
- upgraded HVAC system using hybrid technology - Sempa project
- "Carbon Footprint" program
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We continue to explore and investigate other initiatives to reduce our carbon footprint which will be added to the list above with our newest being the availability of pedi cabs from May 1 to September 15.
You can also book our Pedi Cabs for tours and picnic lunches. It is a very unique, and environmentally-friendly way, to see Whistler!.
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What is our "Carbon Footprint" program?
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| We invite our guests to choose whether to have housekeeping service during their stay. On their behalf, we purchase $5 credits per night per guestroom from The CarbonNeutral Company (www.carbonneutral.com) to neutralize the greenhouse gases associated with the stay. Credits to date have gone towards climate-friendly projects shown below. |