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Aug 2, 2008 11:57 am US/Eastern

Local Ski Areas Going Green

FRANCONIA, N.H. (WBZ) ― New Hampshire ski areas are going green this winter to save money and the environment.

Ski areas are working to expand recycling, improve energy efficiency, reduce waste and cut emissions. Bretton Woods ski operations director Chris Ellms said it's good for the bottom line but also is good for the environment.

Loon, Bretton Woods and Cannon Mountain are sorting and hauling recyclables. Ellms said Bretton Woods takes its recyclables to Carroll County's transfer station which gets income from the materials while the resort pays less for garbage.

New Hampshire ski resorts aren't the only ones going green. Jiminy Peak in the Berkshires in Hancock, Mass., has also committed to the environment by implementing a wind turbine to generate electricity.

Officials there hope the $4 million dollar project will pay for itself in about six years.

 Read: Ski Resort Commits To Environment With Wind Mill

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