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CLEAN THE WORLD RECYCLES SOAP
AND SAVES LIVES

Since 2010, The Westin La Paloma Resort proudly participates in this Green Initiative. Every day in North America, thousands of hotels discard millions of pounds of soap and shampoo. These products often end up in already overflowing landfills and contaminate fragile groundwater systems.

Impoverished people around the world die every day from acute respiratory infection and diarrheal disease because they have no soap. The death toll is staggering. Each year more than five million lives are lost to these diseases with the majority of deaths being among children less than five years old. Studies have shown that simple hand washing substantially reduces the spread of these diseases. Unfortunately, the essential items for proper hand washing are unobtainable for millions of people worldwide.



Clean the World gets soap to people who really need it.

In an effort to prevent these needless deaths from occurring, Clean the World distributes recycled soap products, along with appropriate educational materials, to impoverished countries worldwide, and to domestic homeless shelters.

The Westin La Paloma Resort has collected 2,486 pounds of recyclable soap and bottled amenities that have turned into 5,948 bars of soap to families in need throughout the world.

You can help. Your support gets us one step closer to reaching our goal of saving one million lives each year. Please make a donation or volunteer.



MAKE A GREEN CHOICE

Conserving water, energy and other resources is rewarding for you and great for the environment. Enjoy a $5 voucher at participating food and beverage outlets or 500 StarpointsŪ awarded at check-out for each night you decline housekeeping (except day of departure).

It feels good to conserve. Make A Green Choice.

To participate in the Make a Green Choice program, please tell us at check-in or look for the doorhanger in your guestroom.

One night can mean significant savings.

Save Water

49.2 Gallons*

49.2 gallons is 787 cups, enough for 1 person to drink 2 cups per day for a year.

Save Electricity

0.19 KWH*

That's enough to run an Energy Star-rated laptop for 10 hours.

Save Natural Gas

25,000 btu*

Enough energy to heat a 400 square foot room at 70°F for 4 hours - when it's 10°F outside.

Save Chemicals

7 oz*

Fewer chemicals equals less toxicity in the environment. And that's good for everyone.

*All amounts estimated based on average guestroom size and materials usage.

Here are a few green initiatives:

  • MAGC Program - refusing service, excluding departure - $5 F&B Voucher - this reduces Labor, Energy, & Water
  • All guest rooms equipped with recycle bin
  • Eco-Friendly Chemicals for cleaning
  • Green Team Meeting conducted monthly
  • Co-mingle Recycle Program
  • Sensor P.U. - built in radio transmitter for trash pickup only when full
  • LED Bulbs for landscape
  • Use of re-claimed water for Golf Course maintenance
  • Certified Green by the AZ Hotel & Lodging Assn.
  • Energy management system
  • Biocides Pre-Treat of waste water
  • Replacement of motors with high efficiency motors
  • Switch to T8 from T12 lighting
  • Florescent Bulbs
  • Switch from electric carts from gas
  • Only using native / local plans
  • Use of efficient showers, faucets, and auto shut off of energy in employee areas
  • Auto flush toilets in all public areas
  • Eco-cube, no flush toilets in employee areas
  • Associate re-usable cups
  • Employee Ride Share Program