Top 10 Eco-Friendly Asian Resorts for 2009 (8)
13:40, November 04, 2009 
Email | Print | Subscribe | Comments | Forum 
8) The Orchid Hotel, Mumbai, India
The Orchid Hotel was Asia's first property to receive ECOTEL® certification and it has won more than 61 awards since opening 11 years ago. It boasts an environment officer who leads its 'green teams', organic rubbish is disposed of in nine ‘vermiculture' bins (worm farms) and an onsite water treatment facility recycles waste water. Guests have the option of C°pressing the ‘Green Button' which increases the room's temperature by 2 incrementally over a two-hour timeframe, reducing the air conditioning system's power consumption. Coat hangers made from sawdust and herbal pesticides are other examples of the hotel's sustainable policies.
By People's Daily Online
【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 【7】 【8】 【9】 【10】
The Orchid Hotel was Asia's first property to receive ECOTEL® certification and it has won more than 61 awards since opening 11 years ago. It boasts an environment officer who leads its 'green teams', organic rubbish is disposed of in nine ‘vermiculture' bins (worm farms) and an onsite water treatment facility recycles waste water. Guests have the option of C°pressing the ‘Green Button' which increases the room's temperature by 2 incrementally over a two-hour timeframe, reducing the air conditioning system's power consumption. Coat hangers made from sawdust and herbal pesticides are other examples of the hotel's sustainable policies.
By People's Daily Online
 |  |
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90782/6803319.pdf