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Sustainability Week: DEQ Green Lodging Program (pre-registration required)
(Special Event)
Tom Griffin, Outreach Coordinator with the Office of Pollution Prevention, Virginia DEQ, will present information regarding a new initiative focused on tourism. Virginia Green is the Commonwealth's campaign to promote environmentally-friendly practices in all sectors of Virginia's tourism industry. Although the operation of individual hotels and other tourism facilities may not have huge impacts on the environment, in the aggregate, their impact on the environment is significant. Much research and work has been conducted within the tourism industry to document proven and practical techniques and technologies that can minimize wastes and save money for tourism facilities. Virginia Green encourages tourism facilities to consider all of these types of options, especially "no-brainers" which might apply to their sector. Virginia Green is supported through a voluntary partnership between the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, the Virginia Tourism Corporation, and the Virginia Hospitality and Travel Association. For more information, visit www.deq.virginia.gov/p2/virginiagreen.
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