Three Belfast Hotels will banish bathroom miniatures by 2021 in a bid to cut down on plastic.
The Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn City Centre and the Holiday Inn Express are all part of InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), which today announced its plan to switch miniatures for "bulk-size" amenities in its 843,000 guest rooms around the world.
Company CEO Keith Barr said: “It’s more important than ever that companies challenge themselves to operate responsibly – we know it’s what our guests, owners, colleagues, investors and suppliers rightly expect.
"Switching to larger-size amenities across more than 5,600 hotels around the world is a big step in the right direction and will allow us to significantly reduce our waste footprint and environmental impact as we make the change.
“We’ve already made great strides in this area, with almost a third of our estate already adopting the change and we’re proud to lead our industry by making this a brand standard for every single IHG hotel. We’re passionate about sustainability and we’ll continue to explore ways to make a positive difference to the environment and our local communities.”
IHG currently has an average of 200 million bathroom miniatures in use across its entire hotel estate every year.
As the new brand standard is adopted between now and 2021, the company expects to see a significant reduction in plastic waste.
This commitment builds on IHG’s pledge to remove plastic straws from its hotels by the end of 2019, which represents an average of 50 million straws removed from the hotel's estate every year - enough to stretch all the way from New York to Tokyo.
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