Beyond that, going green sparks new conversations. The Barclay's kitchen staff is so excited about the composting equipment they have installed that they invite everyone who comes along to take a look.
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Before the InterContinental Barclay Hotel’s “Paper to Go” committee cracked down, the place went through as much as three reams of paper—some 1500 sheets—a day
Making an eco-friendly sheet, it turns out, is a tricky business, with no easy answers. But one environmentalist hopes that he can help create a market for bamboo and eucalyptus fabrics by persuading hotels like The Barclay to buy his sheets and towels.
It turns out there has been a revolution in shower heads in recent years. "Fifteen years ago, shower heads were low-flow, which means they restricted quality of the shower," Burger tells us. "Now they are high performance shower heads;you can have a great shower with lower water use."
The Barclay Hotel's green efforts have spread to its bedding. The hotel ordered sheets made of bamboo and Eucalyptus plants that will not only be better for the environment, but also give business to another part of the world.
I have to admit that I have never worried a lot about humanity when it comes to shrimp. But I point out to Carmine that in supporting this seafood supplier (whose prices, by the way, are cheaper than regular suppliers—“they need the business,” Carmine says), he is helping to develop a whole new market based on sustainability.
In this installment of Operation Green Hotel, the InterContinental The Barclay New York does the math on changing from incandescents to CFLs
Introducing Operation Green Hotel, a new series that follows the "greening" of the 686-room InterContinental New York Barclay
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