BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.-- Hilton hotels and resorts

throughout the United States are playing a major role in preserving our earth's future through a

number of environmental efforts.

Many hotels have developed "Green Teams" of selected employees to promote activities that maximize the use of our earth's precious resources, including recycling efforts, educational programs and the use of energy-saving devices.

So what on earth is Hilton doing now to help our planet? Here are just a sample of some of the unique environmental programs that have been created by Hilton team members across the country to make the world a better place for all of us:

o Loggerhead turtles at Hilton Head Island can rest easy, thanks to the Hilton Head Island Hilton Resort in South Carolina. The resort is part of a unique "lights-out" program for three weeks in May, where all lights that shine toward the beach are turned off. Why? This is the time of the year that the turtles nest on the beach and apparently confuse bright lights with the moon. As a result, they head for land instead of water.

o The Waterfront Hilton Beach Resort in Huntington Beach, Calif. offers "environmental rooms" to its guests. These deluxe rooms feature air purifiers and water purifiers in both the sink and shower head, all natural amenities and live plants. Only bio-degradable and hypo-allergenic cleaning supplies are used in preparing each room for new guests. Additionally, since the Waterfront Hilton features a beachfront location, guests enjoy fresh air from the natural sea breezes.

o To eliminate the use of chemicals on the thousands of live plants in and around the New Orleans Hilton Riverside, the hotel has implemented a biological insect program. The program involves releasing live ladybugs and other human-friendly insect predators that attack those bugs that feed on the hotel's live plants.

o The Fontainebleau Hilton Resort and Towers in Miami Beach, Fla. is being recognized for its commitment to the environment on a national level. Due to its efforts in ecological education and awareness to effectively manage waste, this 1,206-room resort was recently presented with a Certificate of Environmental Achievement by the National Awards Council for Environmental Sustainability and Renew America. As a result of this acclaim, the hotel will be recognized in the Renew America 1996 Environmental Success Index. This index serves as a database of information on the most successful environmental programs in the nation.

o The Hilton Hawaiian Village on Waikiki Beach has found an innovative means to recycle leftover food from its restaurants and banquets. By forming a partnership with Unisyn Biowaste Technology, the hotel was able to divert more than 485 tons of wet waste from landfills to Unisyn's recycling facility. The 485 tons of waste was turned into 1,344 cubic feet of fertilizer, 76,824 gallons of irrigation water and 38,412 kilowatts of electricity (enough to provide electricity for 2,111 homes for one day), during the first nine months in 1995. Similar programs have been implemented at the Hilton Waikoloa Village on the Big Island of Hawaii and the Berkshire Hilton Inn in Berkshire, Mass.

o The Anaheim Hilton and Towers in Anaheim, Calif. has involved the community in its recycling efforts. The program, entitled S.T.A.R.T. (Stop Throwing Away Recyclable Trash), employs youths ages 16 to 23 who are members of the Orange County Conservation Corps (OCCC). Implemented in 1994, S.T.A.R.T. educates OCCC members in materials management and collection operations in order to work with recycling programs on-site at the hotel. Monies received from the recyclable materials are donated back to the Conservation Corps for further education of its members.

o Environmentally themed lunches are an excellent way to educate employees on how they can be "eco-conscious." The Waldorf-Astoria in New York has held environmentally themed luncheons for its team members featuring eco-friendly menus and videos of employees working away at recycling duties along with images of the Brazilian rain forest.

o In the Garden State of New Jersey, the Woodbridge Hilton purchases a live evergreen tree to celebrate the holiday season each year. Following the holidays, the tree is planted on the grounds of the hotel.

o Guests at Hilton hotels can take an active part in the recycling effort, too! Upon check-in at the San Francisco Airport Hilton, guests receive an insert in their key folio that asks for their assistance in recycling. All the guest needs to do is leave recyclable items to the side of the regular trash bin or in an easily recognizable area. When the room attendant tends to the room during the day, these items are collected to be recycled with items from other parts of the property. Guest response to the

program has been very favorable.

o Millions of kilowatt hours per year are being saved by Hilton's gaming properties across the country. One excellent example can be found at the Flamingo Hilton - Las Vegas. Low-voltage gaming table lights have been installed in the casino areas, light fixtures have been retrofitted in the public spaces with highly efficient, longer-life fluorescent and halogen lamps, and computers are being used to control temperatures and scheduling for heating and air conditioning systems. This led to a savings of more than $800,000 in operating costs during 1995, and more than $6 million since the program was first implemented in 1987. As the result of using less energy, emissions from the local power generating plants totalling nearly 13,500,000 pounds of carbon dioxide have been completely eliminated. Las Vegans and their visitors can now breathe a little easier because of this great program.

Hilton's "green trend" continues to grow. Most of Hilton's more than 230 Hilton hotels and resorts across the United States, as well as its regional and corporate offices around the world, are involved in full-scale recycling programs for paper, cardboard, glass, aluminum and plastic products. As a

result, less waste is being sent to landfills, fewer trees are being cut down in the forests, and more waste items are being transformed into recycled products everyone can use on an everyday basis.

With Earth Day fast approaching (April 22), everyone needs to take the time to find ways to help the planet grow ecologically. By working together, each small effort will have a large impact on our environment. Hilton hotels have taken a proactive approach by "thinking locally and acting globally," thereby securing a future for many generations to come.

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