The Palms Hotel & Spa works closely with ECOMB (Environmental Coalition of Miami & the Beaches). Their Green Tips to keep our beaches clean can be found in all in-room Guest Directories. www.ecomb.org

The Palms Hotel & Spa is a strong supporter of Deco Bikes, a green initiative in Miami Beach whereby visitors can easily rent bicycles www.decobike.com

The hotel has developed a few green and environmental guest packages which will be promoted from 2012.

• The Concierge offers guests eco-friendly ideas for excursions
• All fertilizers and herbicides are biodegradable and organic
• Most cleaning chemicals are environmentally friendly. The hotel is taking steps to phase out all those products, which are not.
• All office/copy paper is made in environmentally friendly manner http://81.209.16.83/Zoom/Environment;
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• Toilet /Tissue Paper is made by Solaris Paper with fibers from renewable sources sourced from 100% legal and responsibly managed sustainable sources awarding them the PEFC Chain-of-Custody Certification http://www.solarispaper.com/environment.php
• Most stationery and brochures are printed on 100% post-consumer recycled paper with soy ink
• Front desk uniforms are made from a combination of recycled and organic fibers
• Spa and in-room toiletries are Aveda whose products are to 90% made of organic ingredients, sustainably sourced and packaged in 100% postconsumer recycled containers. http://www.aveda.com/aboutaveda/index.tmpl
• Aveda products used in the spa are in refillable dispensers
• Spa nail-care is Spa Ritual eco-friendly whose products and packaging use vegan ingredients including plant essences that are wildcrafted or organic. The formulations are naturally colored and free of synthetic dyes http://www.sparitual.com/philosophy/
• Loose tea is used instead of tea bags in the Spa
• No plastic water bottles are sold on-site
• Renewal bottled water in meeting rooms comes in a bottle made of surplus plants rather than petroleum-based plastic called Ingeo http://renewal-water.com/plant-based-bottle/
• Stirrers at Essensia lounge and restaurant are made of bamboo
• All disposable ware used at events by the hotel are made of biodegradable or environmentally friendly materials (either made of bagasse, corn or PLA or by Verterra www.verterra.com)
• Dry-cleaning clothes protectors are made of biodegradable material

FUTURE initiatives

• All stirrers including those at the Tiki bar will be made of bamboo
• All straws will be made of biodegradable material
• Hotel is looking into replacing handtowels in public restrooms with high-efficiency air dryers
• Night cleaners will utilize green cleaning chemicals as well
• Green and environmental behavior will be part of each team member’s job description
• Training for team members in 2012 will revolve around being environmentally friendly and green