Matching Hotels & Nonprofits to Share Reusable Items
The Peninsula Hotel Nonprofit Collaborative (PHNC) is a partnership between hotels and nonprofit organizations located on the San Francisco Peninsula serving San Mateo County. The primary focus of this group is to facilitate reuse and sharing of resources. The initial geographic focus is the San Francisco Airport (SFO) region.
Program Goals- Take usable discards from the waste stream of hotels and share them with nonprofit organizations.
- Provide in-kind support for nonprofit agencies.
- Support state waste reduction mandates for each participating city.
- Monthly meetings to share reusable items between hotels and nonprofits.
- "Green business" education for hotel and nonprofit managers to improve their operations and reduce costs.
- Recognition and documentation of materials exchanged.
The benefits of the program are multi-faceted and can be described as a win-win-win. The partners can reduce their costs and increase business efficiency by learning to incorporate more reuse, recycling and sustainability practices into their everyday activities.
Saves MoneyBy reducing discards, hotels will save on their monthly disposal costs. And, by receiving the reusable items, nonprofits save valuable funds for other program uses.
Provides Desired ServiceHotels are looking for ways to be involved with the community while reducing discards. Nonprofits are looking for reusable items. PHNC matches these desired services.
Each month, hundreds of items are available for reuse from hotels: linens, sofas, pillows, lamps, chairs, desks, food, clock radios, bathroom amenities, lost and found items. PHNC helps find homes for these items by pairing hotels with local nonprofit organizations.
Click here to view a flyer on the Peninsula Hotel Nonprofit Collaborative. For more information on this program, contact Debby Kramer, RethinkWaste, at dkramer@RethinkWaste.org or (650) 802-4349