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GREEN SEAL\u00ae <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Green Seal is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to use science-based programs to empower consumers, purchasers, and companies to create a more sustainable world. Green Seal sets leadership standards that aim to reduce, to the extent technologically and economically feasible, the environmental, health, and social impacts throughout the life-cycle of products, services, and companies. The standards may be used for conformity assessment, purchaser specifications, and public education. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Green Seal offers certification of products, services, and companies in conformance with its standards. For additional information on Green Seal and contact information, visit greenseal.org. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

FOREWORD <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Edition. <\/strong>Edition 5.3 was issued on June 6, 2017 and replaces Edition 5.2 from February 20, 2014. Corrections and\/or clarifications were last made to this standard on July 26, 2023. Information on changes made to this standard are available on Green Seal\u2019s website.1<\/a><\/sup>
Library of Standards Documents, https:\/\/greenseal.org\/green-seal-standards\/library#section8<\/a> <\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

General. <\/strong>The final issued standard was developed in an open and transparent process with stakeholder input. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The requirements in the standard are based on an assessment of the environmental, health, or social impacts associated with the products, services, or organizations covered in the scope of the standard. These requirements are subject to revision, and generally cover aspects above and beyond regulatory compliance. This standard neither modifies nor supersedes laws and regulations. Any conformity assessment to this standard requires compliance with all applicable laws and regulations for the provision of and marketing of lodging services. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Provisions for safety have not been included in this standard, since they are supervised by regulatory agencies. Adequate safeguards should be employed for all for personnel and property, and for all tests that involve safety considerations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Products, services, or organizations that are substantially similar to those covered by this standard in terms of function and life cycle considerations may be evaluated against the intent of the requirements of this standard, accounting for relevant differences between the intended scope of the Standard and the actual product, service, or organization to be evaluated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This standard may not anticipate a feature of the service that may significantly, and undesirably, increase its impact on the environment, health, or society. In such a situation, Green Seal will ordinarily amend a standard to account for the unanticipated environmental, health, or societal impacts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Normative references (e.g., other standards) in this standard intend to refer to the most recent edition of the normative reference. Test methods may be required for product evaluation. Unless explicitly stated that a specified method is the only acceptable one, the intent of the standard is that an equivalent test method may be accepted at Green Seal\u2019s sole discretion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Certification to this standard shall be awarded only by Green Seal, or, with Green Seal\u2019s explicit written permission, by a third-party certification program conducting on-site audits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Disclaimer of Liability<\/strong>. Green Seal, as the developer of this standard, shall not incur any obligations or liability for any loss or damages, including, without limitation, indirect, consequential, special, or incidental damages, arising out of or in connection with the interpretation or adoption of, reliance upon, or any other use of this Standard by any party. Green Seal makes no express or implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, nor any other express or implied warranty with respect to this Standard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CARB.<\/strong> California Air Resources Board
CFR.<\/strong> Code of Federal Regulations.
EPA.<\/strong> United States Environmental Protection Agency
EPEAT.<\/strong> Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool
HVAC.<\/strong> Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning
LEED.<\/strong> Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (a USGBC program)
OECD.<\/strong> Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
USGBC.<\/strong> U.S. Green Building Council
VOC.<\/strong> Volatile Organic Compound<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.0 Scope<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This standard establishes environmental, health, and social requirements for properties that offer temporary lodging services, which typically include All Suites, Bed and Breakfasts, Convention Hotels, Cottages, Country Inns, Extended Stay, Full Service, Hotels, Limited Service, Lodges, Motels, Motor Inns, Resorts, and others. This standard does not include separate swimming pools, golf courses, or restaurants associated with the property. See Appendix 1 for examples of properties included in this standard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This standard has three levels under which a lodging property may apply for certification. Bronze contains essential leadership elements of a lodging operation. Silver is a more comprehensive level established for leadership operations. Gold adds additional criteria characterizing properties that are at the forefront of environmental leadership. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Words and phrases described in the standard that appear in italics <\/em>have a corresponding definition located in the Definitions section of the standard, Annex A. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The terms \u201chotel\u201d and \u201clodging property\u201d are used interchangeably and are meant to encompass all services included in the scope of the standard.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.0 ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

2.1 WASTE MINIMIZATION, REUSE AND RECYCLING <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.1.1 Recycling Program. <\/strong>The property shall establish a recycling program and track its implementation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

BRONZE<\/td>SILVER<\/td>GOLD<\/td><\/tr>
2.1.1.1 <\/strong>Materials that are cost-effective <\/em>for the property to recycle shall be included in the program (See Appendix 3 for examples).\u00a0
2.1.1.2 <\/strong>Clearly labeled sorting containers shall be placed adjacent to trash containers in appropriate areas where these materials are collected and stored, with access for both customers\/guests and staff2<\/a><\/sup>e.g., near vending machines or elevators, lobby, inside or outside of conference rooms, front desk, back of house, employee lounge, kitchen, service areas, etc.<\/span>.\u00a0
2.1.1.3 <\/strong>Records shall be kept for the monthly or quarterly totals of recycled materials, in order to measure effectiveness and provide evidence of tracking.\u00a0
2.1.1.4 <\/strong>Aerosol cans shall be recycled if they are accepted for recycling by the community recycling program.\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
See Appendix 2 for Best Practices<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The records shall summarize how much material was recycled for the entire property during the tracking period: records of individual collections (e.g., invoices from waste management companies) shall be aggregated into monthly or quarterly amounts.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.1.2 Composting Program.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BRONZE<\/td>SILVER<\/td>GOLD<\/td><\/tr>
No requirement.<\/td>2.1.2.1 <\/strong>The property shall compost food and yard waste through local operations, where available and cost effective<\/em>.\u00a0
2.1.2.2 <\/strong>Clearly marked sorting containers shall be placed in areas where compostable waste is collected and stored.\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

2.1.3 Refillable Amenities.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BRONZE<\/td>SILVER<\/td>GOLD<\/td><\/tr>
No requirement.<\/td>2.1.3.1<\/strong> The property shall\u00a0(a) use refillable amenity dispensers rather than individual containers for shampoo, conditioner, soap, lotion, etc., where possible\u00a0
OR\u00a0
(b)<\/strong> demonstrate that the individual containers it has chosen are\u00a0

the smallest practical size (see below) for the guests\u2019 length of stay\u00a0\u00a0
AND\u00a0
packaged in recycled or recyclable materials, using minimal amounts of packaging.\u00a0
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2.1.3.2<\/strong> Partially-used packages of amenities shall be donated to charity or recycled, where feasible.\u00a0

The following sizes are considered practical, unless the property can demonstrate otherwise:
\u00a0
Facial soap – 3\/4 to 1 oz, 20-30g
Bar soap – 1 – 1.25 oz, 28-35g
Bath soap – 3\/4 – 1oz, 35-50g
Bottles – 1-1.5 fl. oz, 30-55 mL<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-7240","standard-details","type-standard-details","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nGS-33 - Hotels and Lodging Properties - Green Seal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"GS-33 - Hotels and Lodging Properties - Green Seal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"GREEN SEAL\u00ae  Green Seal is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to use science-based programs to empower consumers, purchasers, and companies to create a more sustainable world. 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