April 2014
No Excuse Guest Recycling
No guest room recycling because your hotel can afford to add recycling bins? Look no further. This low tech answer is as close as a paper bag. When the GMIC Sustainable Meetings Conference convened at [...]
Poetry Friday
There once was a team from MeetGreenThey didn’t like polystyrene They said, “No more at our meetings or there will be beatings” For we want our planet pristine. Because sometimes it is okay to be [...]
March 2014
Things You Should or Should NOT Do in a Hotel Room
You know the basic rules of staying in a hotel, such as not stealing the bathrobes or keeping your neighbors up late at night. Right? Today, we are talking about basic rules for traveling green. [...]
The Case for Case Studies
After every event, meeting managers produce reports for registration, food & beverage, room nights and budgets. We tie up all the loose ends in a neat little package. What planners usually fail to do is [...]
Pack One Less Pair of Shoes
Did you know if you pack just one less pair of shoes you can eliminate 5 lbs. of CO2 when traveling by air? or If you opt for an electronic program instead of a paper [...]
February 2014
Water, Water…Everywhere?
If you don’t consider the scarcity of water a huge issue for the citizens of this planet, you haven’t been paying attention. Water scarcity affects 2.7 billion people worldwide for at least a month a [...]