Those Mini Shampoo Bottles Are Going Away in Holiday Inn, InterContinental Hotels

The fight to save the seas from plastic waste may mean the end for mini bottles of shampoo and other toiletries that hotel guests love to stuff into their luggage.The owner of Holiday Inn and InterContinental Hotels said Tuesday that its nearly 843,000 guest rooms are switching to bulk-size bathroom amenities as part of an effort to cut waste. The transition is due to be completed in 2021."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," said InterContinental Hotels Group CEO Keith Barr.IHG, which uses an average of 200 million bathroom miniatures every year, said customers expect them to act responsibly.And there is little doubt that public awareness of the problem of plastic waste has been swelling.  Continue reading...