Jennifer Hampson

City of San Diego Recycler of the Year Award City of San Diego Environmental Services Apr 2014 For three years in a row, the City of San Diego Environmental Services has awarded the San Diego Marriott Marquis and Marina with the Recycler of the Year award for being committed to continuously improving their recycling and food composting efforts. In the past year of the program, the hotel composted over 205 tons of food scraps, decreased trash by 370 tons, and increased recycling by 122 tons. With the implementation of the food composting program, the North Tower went from 18.79% to over… Show more For three years in a row, the City of San Diego Environmental Services has awarded the San Diego Marriott Marquis and Marina with the Recycler of the Year award for being committed to continuously improving their recycling and food composting efforts. In the past year of the program, the hotel composted over 205 tons of food scraps, decreased trash by 370 tons, and increased recycling by 122 tons. With the implementation of the food composting program, the North Tower went from 18.79% to over 71% waste diversion which saved the hotel approximately $19,000 annually on hauling services. Show less

Port of San Diego Green Business Award Port of San Diego Apr 2014 For three years in a row, the Port of San Diego has awarded the San Diego Marriott Marquis and Marina with the Green Business and Green Business Networks Chairman's Award for the sustainable efforts in retro-commissioning, changing 90% all public and back of house lighting to LED lighting and for its food composting and donation programs.