Thank you very much for addressing the issue of air freshners in restrooms.
This is the last barrier to my returning to work in my office. The property
management removed the air freshener in the building my office is located.

However, when someone "perfumes" that restroom, I need to use the restroom in
the next building. They refused to remove, that air freshener, b/c we don't pay
rent in that building.

I also appreciate the work you are doing with hotels, as I travel quite often
and have had some interesting "interactions" with hotel staff.

Just out of curiousity, are you staying at the hotel while attending this
conference? or just attending a conference held at the hotel? Did you involve
the conference sponsors in working with the hotel to provide you the
accommodations?

Thanks much



--- In BayCanaryGrapevine@yahoogroups.com, "Marsha Miliman" <mmiliman@...>
wrote:
>
> Dear Mr. Isnard;
>
>
>
> Thank you very much for agreeing to remove the "air fresheners" from the
> restrooms at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, and agreeing to purchase a
> nontoxic "green" cleaning product for the restrooms next week so that I can
> attend the DevLearn 2009 and Adobe Summit conference. This will enable me to
> use the restrooms, as necessary, to treat my diabetes and not worry about
> having asthma-related problems. I greatly appreciate this accommodation.
>
>
>
> Per your suggestion, I have listed below some readily available nontoxic
> cleaning products that you can purchase to clean the restrooms (and any part
> of the hotel). Next week, I will send you some alternatives to
> chemical-based air fresheners. Although the best practice is just maintain
> the restrooms without masking agents (through normal cleaning and good
> ventilation), there are products available that either neutralize odors or
> use small amounts of essential oils instead of chemically based ingredients,
> which are harmful for everyone to breathe.
>
>
>
> Perhaps we can work together in the future, especially during this upcoming
> holiday season, to ensure that the hotel exercises an "environmentally
> preferred purchasing politicy" that ensures the health and safety of your
> guests and employees. Please see the list below for this immediate
> situation. Thank you again for your time and consideration, and feel free
> call me if you (or Maria) have any questions.
>
>
>
> Marsha Miliman
>
> 408.255.7911
>
> 408.334.7557 (cell)
>
>
>
>
> Green, nontoxic cleanng supplies
>
>
> 1. Seventh Generation Glass and Surface Cleaner
> 2. AFM Safecoat Super Clean
> 3. Plain distilled white vinegar (diluted and mixed with hydrogen
> peroxide for disinfectant). Both alcohol and hydrogen peroxide are effective
> disinfectants and could help remove residual fragrance chemicals from the
> wall around the air freshener dispensers.
> 4. Any other "nontoxic" and "fragrance free" product that your
> distributor has available. "Green" products frequently contain high levels
> of VOCs, solvents, and fragrance chemicals, which they are supposed to.
>
>
> Dispensed soap and hand sanitizers
>
>
> (This is for future reference unless you would be willing to replace the
> soaps and sanitizers in the hotel as well, at least near the Expo center and
> Adobe Summit locations). )
>
>
>
> * Waxie Green Certified Foam Soap:
> http://catalog.waxie.com/storefrontB2CWEB/itemdetail.do?action=prepare_detai
> l
> <http://catalog.waxie.com/storefrontB2CWEB/itemdetail.do?action=prepare_deta
> il&itm_id=145146&itm_index=9> &itm_id=145146&itm_index=9
> MSDS:
> http://online.waxie.com/Attachments/attachments/files/pdfs/msds/385630.pdf
> * Waxie Green - main link: http://www.waxie.com/ (general reference
> for cleaning products)
>
>
>
> * Best Sanitizers, Smart-San Fragrance-free hand sanitizer
> http://bestsanitizers.com/index.php/products/single/smart_san_hand_sanitizer
> _spray_fragrance_free
>
>
> * Best Sanitizers - SoftenSure foam soap. Fragrance-free formula is
> coming out in May, 2009. This is web page for scented variety.
> http://bestsanitizers.com/index.php/products/single/softensure_liquid_soaps
>
>
> * Dispenser for SoftenSure foam soaps:
> http://bestsanitizers.com/index.php/products/single/sanishot_automatic_foam_
> soap_dispenser
>