Hong Kong-based Hotel Group decides to replace single-use plastic with aluminium across all its 33 worldwide properties

According to a recent report, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group (MOHG), a Hong Kong-based hotel investment and management group, has decided to eliminate the usage of single-use plastic across all its 33 luxury hotels located worldwide by March-end. The hospitality group has planned to stop single-use plastic across all areas of its hotels like rooms, spa, transport restaurants, bars, offices, and kitchens.

Plastic water bottles have already been replaced with aluminium and glass bottles, while small plastic toiletry containers are to be replaced with recyclable aluminium amenity bottles or wall mounted dispensers. Other items that have also been eliminated and replaced with eco-friendly alternatives are cocktail sticks, straws, body scrubs, tasting spoons, plastic spatulas and takeaway bags.

MOHG group chief executive James Riles said “Whilst our ambitious timeline to eliminate all single-use plastic from our premises by the end of March 2021 may have to be adjusted as a consequence of the pandemic, we are making good progress. I am proud that despite the current challenging conditions, our colleagues have wholly embraced this task to deliver on the Group’s sustainability responsibilities.”