Green Hotel News 10/09/09

First green Ritz opens
(Relaxnews) -
Even if the new Ritz-Carlton in Charlotte (US) is designed for frequent flyers, the hotel itself is environmentally friendly and the first of the luxe chain to receive the industry’s LEED Gold certificate. Also the first LEED-certified hotel in greater Charlotte, the new Ritz-Carlton — open from this month — has stuck to green principles from employees’ uniforms made of recycled plastic bottles all the way through to a roof full of plants insulating the building.

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