Single-Use Plastics: Hotels and Airlines are Cutting Down
From plastic straws to the complete elimination of single-use plastics, more and more in the hospitality industry are opting to create a sustainable travel experience.
The world is now producing roughly 300 million tons of plastic each year
Plastic is one of the defining inventions of our time, yet there's no denying its negative impact on our environment. The low production cost and versatile range of applications make plastic a convenient comfort in the modern day. At the same time, the throwaway nature of these single-use products adds up to being one of the top sources of pollution throughout our oceans.
In fact, about 8.8 million tons is then dumped directly into our oceans, a startling rate considering plastic will never fully decompose.
From Starbucks to IKEA, many major corporations and businesses are opting to ditch single-use plastics from their day-to-day operations-and the hospitality space is no different. Hotels and airlines finds themselves with a unique opportunity to really impact the effects of global plastic consumption as they often provide disposable products at mass scales.
Many major players in the hospitality industry have already eliminated plastic straws, while others have opted to phase out single-use plastic products entirely.
