Motel 6 Rolls Out First Ever Light Bulb, Battery Recycling Program
Motel 6, the largest corporately owned and operated hotel chain in North America, announces the completion of its roll out of the first national fluorescent light bulb and battery recycling program within the hospitality industry. Motel 6, with more than 900 properties across the country, is the first U.S. hotel chain to implement this type of recycling program at its corporate properties nationwide without a federal mandate. The program, which launched in June 2007, is a continuation of Accor North America's Earth Guest initiatives that demonstrate Accor's dedication to preserving the environment.
"We have already embraced the national phasing out of incandescent light bulbs, recently passed into law by the federal government, and have taken it to the next level by establishing this recycling program," says Jim Amorosia, president and chief operating officer for Motel 6. "Despite the five-year life span on these bulbs, we estimate that our properties will still recycle an approximate, combined total 60,000 fluorescent light bulbs per year."
On December 19, 2007, President George W. Bush signed into law a landmark energy bill to begin phasing out traditional incandescent bulbs starting in 2012, to be completed in 2014. Australia took a more radical approach earlier in 2007, becoming the first country to ban incandescent bulbs outright starting in 2010.
In January of 2006, Motel 6 began its extensive retrofitting of fluorescent lighting at its corporate-owned properties, which consumes 75% less energy than conventional bulbs. The brandÃ.‚¬™s retrofitting of fluorescent light bulbs and the Motel 6 Battery and Fluorescent Light Bulb Recycling Program complement the efforts of Motel 6's parent company, Accor North America, to reduce energy consumption in all its properties. In late 2006, the Environmental Protection Agency honored Accor North America as an Energy Star Leader for significantly increasing energy efficiency in its economy hotel properties.
"We have already embraced the national phasing out of incandescent light bulbs, recently passed into law by the federal government, and have taken it to the next level by establishing this recycling program," says Jim Amorosia, president and chief operating officer for Motel 6. "Despite the five-year life span on these bulbs, we estimate that our properties will still recycle an approximate, combined total 60,000 fluorescent light bulbs per year."
On December 19, 2007, President George W. Bush signed into law a landmark energy bill to begin phasing out traditional incandescent bulbs starting in 2012, to be completed in 2014. Australia took a more radical approach earlier in 2007, becoming the first country to ban incandescent bulbs outright starting in 2010.
In January of 2006, Motel 6 began its extensive retrofitting of fluorescent lighting at its corporate-owned properties, which consumes 75% less energy than conventional bulbs. The brandÃ.‚¬™s retrofitting of fluorescent light bulbs and the Motel 6 Battery and Fluorescent Light Bulb Recycling Program complement the efforts of Motel 6's parent company, Accor North America, to reduce energy consumption in all its properties. In late 2006, the Environmental Protection Agency honored Accor North America as an Energy Star Leader for significantly increasing energy efficiency in its economy hotel properties.