Eco-Friendly Initiatives

ACBS is committed to reducing the caron footprint of the World Conference and encourages you to join us in this effort.

• Our selected venue recycles the food grease and cooking oils which is turned into petroleum byproducts.
• The venue will clean their Food Service mats with the waste water recycled through their own internal waste water system and was recently recognized by LifeCity as a best practice for New Orleans Restaurants.
• The venue will recycle their coffee grounds, donating our used grounds to area schools for their gardens.
• The venue will recycle all of our food scraps for composting.
• The conference will not offer a beef meal option, in order to help reduce the carbon foot print.
• The conference registration form will encourage attendees to select vegan and vegetarian meal options.

• The venue recycles glass, aluminum, paper, and cardboard, substantially reducing our daily waste and carbon footprint.
• ACBS and the venue recycle Printer Ink cartridges.
• Our selected venue participates as an active member of Clean the World by donating all of the leftover soaps, shampoos and other bottled amenities for recycling that are donated to overnight shelters.
• The venue will participate in the “Make a Green Choice” program in our guest rooms to cut down on cleaning products and reduce our carbon footprint. Make a Green Choice allows guests to choose not to have housekeeping service in exchange for food and beverage vouchers. This program cuts down on the amount of cleaning products that are used throughout the week.
• The conference will use biodegradable name badge holders.
• The conference registration form offers attendees the ability to opt out of a printed conference program.

• The meeting rooms have converted all of the Incandescent lights to either LED or Compact Fluorescent, reducing our attendees electrical usage for lighting by more than 50%.
• The venue has installed motion sensors throughout the hotel to cut down our energy usage.
• The venue will utilize a computerized HVAC system for all of our meeting and public space, which turns on 45 minutes before the start of a function, and off 30 minutes after the conclusion of the event.
• The venue purchases from local Farmers and Suppliers, reducing carbon emissions from transportation and long term storage. 
• Interested in offsetting the carbon impact of your flight?  Sustainable Travel or Carbon Fund offer you the ability to donate to offset your carbon footprint from your flight ($6-$80 depending on flight length and which program). Please note, there are many other good carbon-offsetting programs through other organizations. These options are mentioned for your convenience.