IHG has announced that they will be eliminating bathroom miniatures and offering bulk-size amenities at all properties and brands in an effort to reduce plastic waste. The transition is expected to be completed during 2021. Currently IHG uses a massive 200 million bathroom miniatures annually. In late 2018 IHG announced the removal of single-use plastic straws.
Personally I think this is a great move, mass use of single use plastics isn’t sustainable in the long term. I’m sure we will see lots of pundits stating that this is really a cost cutting measure, but it’s possible to do what is right and also make more money at the same time. I’d also like to actually see a cost break down of bathroom miniatures versus the bulk-size amenities that presumably have a greater upkeep to see if the switch really does save money or not.
Hat tip to OMaaT
