'Waterless Urinals' and Other Green Practices at the Lenox Hotel in Boston

Where: 61 Exeter Street [map], Boston, MA, United States, 02116

11/19/2007 at 10:22 AM
Tags: Eco-Hotels, Green Hotels, Peter Greenberg, Green-Hotels-Map

Another tip from the Peter Greenberg list of "they're really green" hotels has come our way in the form of the Lenox Hotel in Boston.

We've mentioned the Lenox before and complained about the slow elevators but now we've got a reasonable excuse for them. You see, the Lenox Hotel, says Peter Greenberg, was one of the first places to offset the air pollution and carbon emissions of 100 percent of its electricity. We figure that it might be trying to use a little less electricity to reduce the emissions and they've set the elevators to the slowest setting. It's still faster than using the stairs, but they're an alternative.

The Lenox is also green for another reason: "Waterless urinals annually save 180,000 gallons of water." We're not keen on thinking too hard about how the waterless urinals operate but hey, it's only the guys who have to worry about that really. Gals, you can do your bit by remembering to turn off any lights you're not using.

[Photo: yankeebabe1988]

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