ResortQuest Steamboat Recycling and Sustainable Practices
The team at ResortQuest Steamboat is committed to preserving the beautiful environment we call home so that everyone can enjoy Steamboat Springs for generations to come.
To ensure sustainable operations, ResortQuest Steamboat is embracing policies that minimize our impact on the environment. We are dedicated to ongoing operational improvements in waste management, and energy and water conservation.
Education and collaboration with our guests, homeowners, staff, business partners, and community is an integral part of our quest for environmental sustainability.
By choosing a ResortQuest Steamboat vacation home, or partnering with us as your property manager or your employer, you are choosing to help our planet.
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- Guest recycling and trash is collected on a daily basis
- Towel and linen re-use program
- Exclusive Thymes Eucalyptus scented body products - in the environmentally friendly PaperBottle
- Cascades ‘North River’ Bathroom Tissue, Toilet Paper, Paper Towels
- Walnut kitchen scrubber sponge made with walnut shells and 50% post consumer recycled materials
- Post-departure thermostat temperature control
- Small appliances unplugged when not in use
- Eliminate daily newspaper delivery and transfer to guest request program
- More about Green Housekeeping and Recycling Program.
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ResortQuest Steamboat now provides our guests with The Thymes Eucalyptus scented body products - in an environmentally friendly PaperBottle. The Paper bottle is made of 75% paper and is fully collapsible when empty, reducing residual waste of product and resulting in 92% less waste space. Compared to plastic bottles, the PaperBottle represents 52% less packaging material, and requires less space prior to use and therefore fewer cartons and less fuel and packaging materials. |
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North River® by Cascades Tissue Group is the most complete line of recycled tissue paper products on the market and is also of superior quality.
North River® not only exceeds the most stringent environmental standards, but is also certified by the largest number of organizations in the industry. |
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ResortQuest Steamboat has partnered with Steamboat's Mount Werner Water District to ensure our water conservation practices meet their Gold level water conservation measures. Mount Werner Water's program is part of an ongoing effort by the District to raise awareness about the benefits of conserving water. Some of the standard measures include:
- Plumbing fixtures are examined for leaks at least annually and leaks are repaired
- All sprinkler heads are monitored at least weekly and aligned to minimize waste in non- landscaping areas such as sidewalks and driveways
- Irrigation system is timed to operate after 8 p.m. and before 6 a.m.
- More than half of the landscaped property is xeriscaped
- Spas and pools have covers to reduce evaporation
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ResortQuest Steamboat has teamed up with locally owned and operated Yepello Chocolates & Confections, to create a delicious welcome gift for our guests. Yepello uses only the finest ingredients and utilizes locally grown products when available, such as local lavender for their Lavender Vanilla truffles, and local honey for their Cashew Honey truffles. Yepello also uses recycled and recyclable packaging, as well as soy-based colorings. |
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ResortQuest is trialling Green-Key™ electronic lock keycards at Trappeur's Crossing Resort. Unlike plastic keycards, Green-Key™ is recyclable, biodegradable and produced from paperboard, a renewable resource. Its paperboard construction also makes it an economical choice versus other high priced eco-friendly products. If we receive resounding positive feedback from our Trappeur's Crossing Resort guests and owners, ResortQuest Steamboat will distribute these keycards across all of our properties.
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- CFLs retrofit project in common areas (ongoing)
- Office Paper reduction and recycling program, plus recycled paper purchase program
- Partnership with local Steamboat printer, Element Print and Design, in order to reduce shipping of printed materials
- Paper-less guest correspondence and invoicing
- Employee car-pool program
- Working with our owners to install low flow shower heads, low flow toilets, low flow faucets
- Working with our owners to install energy star appliances
- Eco friendly meeting supplies - coffee cups, cutlery, napkins etc.
- Utilizing eco friendly cleaning products
- ...and that's just the beginning!
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The Steamboat Springs Chamber Resort Association has announced that ResortQuest Steamboat Vacation Rentals has been awarded Gold Certification status in the Chamber’s Sustainable Business Program.
“A great deal of hard work and commitment went into earning this honor”, said ResortQuest Sales and Marketing Director, Katy Martin. “Our team has passionately stepped up to the plate to make it happen.”
The Sustainable Business Certification requires that a business demonstrate a reduction in energy usage, a plan to reduce, recycle and reuse as much of their waste stream as is feasible, and to put in place water conservation practices. Additionally, a comprehensive analysis of policies, practices and purchasing habits is undertaken so that improvements can be identified. Learn more about ResortQuest's Gold Certification.
The Green Suites® certification program establishes a “best practices” outline for the lodging industry and focuses include a linen and towel reuse, water-efficiency, nontoxic housekeeping products, and lighting. A classification of “Green Suites® Certified Green Hotel” will be awarded based on how extensively a property complies, with a rating of between one to five leaves. The Trappeur's Crossing Resort, Torian Plum, Bronze Tree, and Snow Flower properties have received a three leaf rating with future green improvements in the works.
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ResortQuest Steamboat properties are listed and can be reviewed on the iStayGreen.org green lodging site. If you have stayed with ResortQuest Steamboat recently please give us a green review. We have received a 3 Green Eco-Leaf rating and we continue to improve our enviromental conservation policies and procedures.
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 ResortQuest Steamboat's Green Housekeeping & Recycling program has been featured in several news resources. Here are some highlights:
We are also the first to admit that we have a long way to go. Green practices are evolving and improving, and we are endeavoring to evolve and improve with them.
We invite you to post comments about your Green Travel experiences:
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