BROOKLYN, N.Y.—JAR Innovations introduces Throwawayz biodegradable disposable bags for used tampons and small pads. Throwawayz’ color and size offers the ultimate in discretion and ease of use. The product contains no chemical additives. The Hepititis Foundation International highly recommends that all used feminine hygiene products be disposed of by enclosing them in a sealed plastic bag.

HORSHAM, PA.—Green Key Global, the official green lodging certification program of the Indiana Hotel & Lodging Assn., will conduct a panel discussion at the annual Hoosier Hospitality Conference next week. The session, titled “Green Hotel Operations—Benefit the Environment & Your Bottom Line,” will take place on Tuesday, March 16.

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes Pellerin Milnor Corp. as a Green Product & Service Directory Partner. The company is a manufacturer of washer-extractors, dryers, coin-operated washers and dryers, batch washers, and extraction systems. The company also offers the Mildata Computer Management System which provides central programming capabilities, data reporting and production monitoring.

SAN DIEGO—HD Supply Facilities Maintenance, a leading supplier of maintenance, repair and operating products to the multifamily housing, hospitality, and healthcare industries, has donated products valued at $150,000 to World Vision’s relief work in Haiti. “When people are suffering, you want to help in whatever way you can,” said Anesa Chaibi, president of HD Supply Facilities Maintenance.

OAKBROOK, ILL.—1888 Mills LLC has launched its first socially sustainable luxury terry line for the hospitality industry through its exclusive partnership with the Cotton Made in Africa project (CmiA). 1888 Mills, a leading global manufacturer of home and commercial textiles, will pair CmiA cotton with Oasis, one of its top-selling hospitality terry programs.

ATLANTA—Servidyne, Inc., an energy efficiency, demand response and real estate company, announced that it has been awarded the 2010 Energy Star Sustained Excellence Award by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in recognition of the company’s continued leadership in protecting the environment through energy efficiency. This is the eighth time Servidyne has been honored as an Energy Star Partner of the Year, and the fourth time the company has received the prestigious Sustained Excellence Award.

WINCHESTER, VA.—Rubbermaid Commercial Products (RCP), a leader in durable facility maintenance solutions, introduces its new Two Stream Glutton Recycling Station. The Two Stream Glutton Recycling Station combines the Glutton and Slim Jim strength and durability into a fully integrated station that provides sorting capability and containment for up to two waste streams.

SEDONA, ARIZ.—The Kings Ransom Sedona Hotel is following in the responsible footsteps of its sister property, the Kings Ransom Inn, by converting 95 guestrooms into EcoRoom Accommodations. The positive guest reviews, good corporate citizenship and savings from reduced utility and waste costs convinced the owners it was the proper path to follow.

ORLANDO, FLA.—Walt Disney World Resort hotels are working with Clean the World to recycle all the partially used amenities from their nearly 28,000 Central Florida hotel rooms. Clean the World sanitizes the soap and shampoo that would be discarded and distributes these amenities to people in need around the world. “With the support of Walt Disney World, even more supplies will reach those in desperate need,” said Paul Till, co-founder of Clean the World.

CUMMING, GA.—Xylem brings an exotic new air to the bath with the introduction of the BAMBU bath furniture collection. The new BAMBU bath vanity and mirror set is a complete redesign of an earlier model and a fresh new interpretation of nature-inspired design. The collection incorporates eco-renewable bamboo veneer and raw bamboo stalk accents.