{"id":5645,"date":"2011-01-25T10:30:48","date_gmt":"2011-01-25T18:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/?p=5645"},"modified":"2011-01-25T10:30:48","modified_gmt":"2011-01-25T18:30:48","slug":"it-aint-easy-being-green","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/it-aint-easy-being-green\/","title":{"rendered":"It ain’t easy being green"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editor’s note: Here is the second in a series of contributions from University of South Carolina<\/strong> faculty member Prof. Augie Grant<\/strong>. In today’s installment, Dr. Grant reflects on the gap between rhetoric and performance in the “greening” of Las Vegas<\/strong> — and notes one property that gets it right<\/em>.<\/p>\n

One thing that bothers me a little during my visits is the difficulty to practice the same \u201cgreen\u201d habits I have at home: especially recycling and conserving water. Almost every hotel room has a card somewhere in the room that indicates that the hotel wants to save water by reducing the number of towels washed (\u201cOn the floor means ‘replace’; on the rack means I\u2019ll use it again\u201d). Okay, it\u2019s a really small thing, but I usually hang up my towels. Hey, I\u2019m a guy \u2014 I don\u2019t mind using a towel two or three times.<\/p>\n

\"\"But it never works that way. The used towels are always taken away and replaced with clean ones. That\u2019s a mark of great customer service but it flies in the face of the green initiatives. I don\u2019t want to complain to the housekeepers who are working to give me the best experience they can, but I\u2019m a little frustrated. (And I\u2019ve never seen any place to recycle\u00a0 bottles and cans in the hotels.)<\/p>\n

But there\u2019s one notable exception. The Las Vegas Hilton<\/strong> has a program that allows you to completely opt out of housekeeping for a day. Just hang the eco-themed door hanger on your door handle by 7 a.m., and housekeeping will simply skip your room that day \u2014 and then reward you with a $10 coupon good at any restaurant or bar in the hotel.<\/p>\n

In my opinion, it\u2019s the most eco-friendly program in Las Vegas. It saves all of the energy and water needed to wash sheets, towels, etc., and you get 10 bucks in the process. I would be interested to hear if anyone knows of any other innovative green initiatives in Las Vegas. Thanks!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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