At Oak Ridge Hotel and Conference Center, we pride ourselves in taking care of the environment. It is important to our company and culture that we give back. Each department at Oak Ridge lends a hand to support our effort in fully becoming a green conference center.

• Partially used guestroom amenities are donated to Sharing & Caring Hands
• Our award winning chef, not only provides top-notch cuisine, he also composts, uses biodegradable containers, and grows his own vegetables and herbs in our property's garden.
• Our plentiful coffee breaks provide guests with bulk condiment options.
• Our diligent housekeeping staff abides by the linen and towel reuse program.
• We offer the option of alternating bottled water for water pitchers and bulk coolers upon request.
• We recycle every substance possible: cardboard, paper, plastic bottles and tin cans.
• We replace lighting with energy efficient fluorescents.
• Buying only Energy Star appliances/environmentally friendly equipment.
• Landscaping - planting perennials/native landscaping instead of annuals.
• Cut fresh flowers are replaced by potted flowers indoors but will be planted outdoors each quarter.
• We are open to your suggestions of reducing your carbon footprint throughout your meeting and stay with us.

"Going Green" at Oak Ridge is an ongoing process - we strive to build awareness and continually update our standards as new initiatives are discovered.