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The hotel also is working with executives at Philips Electronics to determine possible CFL or LED technology for lighting fixtures that currently work only with traditionalkincandescent bulbs. Other efforts under way at the new hoteo include a banquetrecyclint program; installment of a filtrationb system to purify water and reducw waste; and an internal Green Team to identif y ways the hotel can be more “In this day and age, it is cruciakl for all companies to be good corporate citizens.
Sinces well before the hotel opened, we have been identifyinv ways we can reducde our carbon footprint while also operating asa first-class hotel,” said Leo general manager of the Sheraton Phoenix The seasonal garden is growing okra, mint, peppers and a variety of herbsx to be used at District Americahn Kitchen and Wine Bar, the restaurantr located on the bottomn floor of the hotel. District will also return compostable such as fruit andvegetable peelings, to Singjh Farms where it buys some of its The compost can then be used by the locap farm to aid in the growing of new continuing a sustainable cycle, hoteol officials said.