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Virginia Green
Hotels & Lodging Facilities
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Crowne Plaza Dulles Airport
Herndon, VA
Virginia Green is the Commonwealth of Virginia’s campaign to promote environmentally-friendly practices in all aspects of Virginia’s tourism industry. Virginia Green has established "core activities" specific to each sector of tourism, and these practices are considered the required minimum for participation in the program. However, Virginia Green encourages its participants to reduce their environmental impacts in all aspects of their operations, and this profile provides a full list of all their “green” activities. These are the activities that guests / customers can expect to find when they visit this facility.
Crowne Plaza Dulles Airport
We are a 3-Star hotel property that provides a warm and comforting venue to accomodate travelers. We have adequate meeting space for any meeting needs
We decided to join virginia green because we all believe in the importance of protecting our mother earth and its surroundings.
We have created a conservation card for our guest rooms with information to create awarness to our customers.
Virginia Green Activities
This facility pledges that they:
Offer optional linen serviceRecycle| - Have in place clearly marked recycling bins or provide convenient drop-off locations for guests to recycle: |
| - Glass Bottles |
| - Plastic Bottles |
| - Aluminum cans |
| - Steel cans |
| - Newspaper |
- Office paper
Other items recycled by the facility: |
| - Printer/ copy machine toner cartridges |
| - Cardboard |
| - Fluorescent lamps |
| - Batteries |
| - Electronics equipment such as computers, etc. |
| - Other Activities: recycling of cooking oil in restaurant, bamboo hangers in the rooms |
Reduce solid waste| - Track overall solid waste costs |
| - Instruct housekeeping staff to save and reuse unopened items |
| - Recycle fryer grease |
| - Donate excess food from events |
| - Have an effective food inventory control system to minimize waste |
| - Do not use any disposable containers, dishware, cutlery, or cups |
| - Use cloth napkins |
| - Use non-bleached napkins and coffee filters |
| - Provide condiments, cream and sugar, etc. in bulk |
| - Use water pitchers to minimize the use of single-use bottles |
| - Use bulk soap dispensers in public restrooms |
| - Use high-efficiency hand-dryers |
| - Purchase recycled-content paper-towels and toilet paper |
| - Remove facility and staff names from junk mail lists when possible |
| - Reuse scrap paper for notes |
| - Reuse or donate shipping and packing supplies (peanuts, bubble wrap, etc.) |
| - Use refillable pens and toner cartridges |
| - Purchase recycled paper with a high-percentage recycled content |
| - Make double-sided photocopies and avoid making extra photocopies |
| - Use electronic correspondence and forms when possible |
| - Use green cleaning products that are dispensed in bulk |
| - Install carpet with sustainable or recycled content and low-VOC adhesives |
| - Use reused building materials or those from sustainable sources |
| - Use latex, low or no-VOC paints |
| - Re-use paint thinners |
| - Properly recycle and/or dispose of thinners and solvents |
| - Perform preventative maintenance on all appliances, HVAC systems, plumbing, and vehicles |
| - Use integrated pest management (IPM) |
| - Minimize use of pesticides and herbicides in landscaping |
| - Other Activities: sprinkler system with sensor to the rain for the lawn |
Use water efficientlyConserve energyOffer a green events package| - Include the availability of "green meetings/conferences" in marketing packages (see the factsheet on Environmentally-Responsible Conferences & Events) |
For more information on Crowne Plaza Dulles Airport, see
www.cpdulles.com
or contact Marlene Vidal at marlene.vidal@cwhotels.com or 703-674-0587.
For more information on the Virginia Green program, see www.deq.state.va.us/Programs/PollutionPrevention/VirginiaGreen.aspx.
Virginia Green is a partnership supported by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, the Virginia Hospitality & Tourism Association, and the Virginia Tourism Corporation.