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Virginia Green
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Holladay House Bed and Breakfast
Orange, 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.
Holladay House Bed and Breakfast
A historic c.1830 federal-style Main Street inn.
Recycling is vitally important to us as individuals and as a business. We strive to reduce our impact on the environment as much as possible.
We purchase locally produced foods and supplies as much as possible and we have a Virginia Green page on our website that details to our customers all we do: http://holladayhousebandb.com/green-lodging.html.
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 |
| - Printer/ copy machine toner cartridges |
| - Cardboard |
| - Fluorescent lamps |
| - Batteries |
| - Electronics equipment such as computers, etc. |
| - Other Activities: Cork recycling |
Reduce solid waste| - Use refillable shampoo bottles rather than single-use bottles |
| - Instruct housekeeping staff to save and reuse unopened items |
| - Recycle fryer grease |
| - Donate excess food from events |
| - Compost food waste and other compostables |
| - 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 |
| - 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 |
| - 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: Recycle all soaps with Clean the World organization. |
Use water efficientlyConserve energy| - Track overall energy bills |
| - Use ENERGY STARs Benchmarking Tools for the Hospitality Industry |
| - Have individual thermostats for each room; ensure they are correctly adjusted |
| - Have installed ceiling fans |
| - Regularly perform preventative maintenance on HVAC system |
| - Keep office doors and windows closed if HVAC system is on |
| - Use natural lighting (i.e., open draperies and raise shades whenever adequate light from windows is available) |
| - Have adopted a policy/practice to turn off lights in unoccupied rooms |
| - Have installed high efficiency fluorescent ballasts and lamps (T-5 and T-8) |
| - Have installed compact fluorescent light bulbs in all rooms and canned lighting |
| - Use ENERGY STAR qualified appliances (commercial kitchens, heating and cooling, consumer electronics) |
| - Use ENERGY STAR qualified office equipment (computers, monitors, copiers, printers, etc.) |
| - Have adopted a policy/practice to turn off fans, computers, monitors and other devices in unoccupied rooms at the end of the workday or when otherwise not being used |
| - Use alternative fuel, hybrid-electric, or electric vehicles |
| - Purchase Green Power from utility |
Offer 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 Holladay House Bed and Breakfast, see
holladayhousebandb.com
or contact Sharon Elswick at innkeeper@holladayhousebandb.com or 540-672-4893.
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.