WORLDWIDE: Radisson Hotel Group has launched a closed loop recycling initiative in key markets including India, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, as well as replacing single-use plastic bathroom amenities with bulk amenity dispensers.
The roll-out of reusable soap dispensers this year will eliminate 57 million miniature amenity bottles annually and reduce the related plastic use by nearly 500 tonnes.
As part of the Group’s broader commitment to reducing single-use plastic waste and supporting a circular and local economy, any used bulk amenity bottles are collected, the remaining liquids extracted and recycled, and the packaging recycled and repurposed.
This circular economy approach contributes to a more sustainable supply chain and significantly reduces plastic pollution.
In India for example, the closed loop system was established through a network of eleven recycling partners across the country that take amenities waste from hotels.
Materials are then sorted, cleaned, recycled and turned into raw materials. The process is fully documented and recorded in an audit and regular reporting, ensuring traceability of the closed loop approach.
Additionally, as part of the Group’s commitment to Hotel Sustainability Basics, Radisson Hotel Group is replacing single use bathroom amenities with bulk amenity dispensers, with 91 per cent of hotels already using soap dispensers in public washrooms.
The Group aims to achieve the roll-out of reusable soap dispensers throughout its portfolio by the end of 2025. This is expected to eliminate 57 million miniature amenity bottles annually and reduce the related plastic use by nearly 500 tonnes.
Radisson Hotel Group has already eliminated single-use plastic from all dry bathroom amenities, replacing them with environmentally responsible packaging.
Inge Huijbrechts, chief sustainability and security officer, at Radisson Hotel Group said: “We are committed to leading sustainability in the industry and reducing single use plastic waste across our operations. We make it easy for guests to experience sustainable stays, expressed by the verification on Hotel Sustainability Basics or a recognised eco-label certification.
“After food & beverage, amenities are the biggest portion of a typical hotel’s scope 3 emissions. With the closed loop recycling and the dry amenities free of single-use plastic, we work at substantially reducing these scope 3 emissions, en route to our Net Zero 2050 target.”
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