Region 2

Serving New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands and Eight Tribal Nations.

Restrooms

Energy

Purchase energy-efficient lighting systems, such as compact fluorescent bulbs and T-8 lamps and electronic ballasts.

Use toilet paper, paper towels, and tissues with recycled content.
Use refillable amenity dispensers for toiletries.
Re-use toiletry bottles if seals are intact.
Wait to replace toilet paper rolls and tissue boxes until they are almost completely used.
Leave new rolls and tissue boxes in bathrooms for guests to replace.
Donate leftover bottles, soaps, and unused portions of tissue boxes to charitable organizations or encourage staff to take home.
Reduce size of individually packaged items, such as bar soap, to reduce the quantities left over.
Recycle used soap.

Fix leaking or dripping faucets or toilets.
Check and replace leaking valves.
Retrofit existing faucets with aerators or adjust flush valves or install dams on existing toilets.
Install high-efficiency products such as toilets, faucets, urinals, and showerheads.