Micheline Maynard, Skift
President Trump rolled back the Obama administration's limits on plastic bottles in national parks. But park advocates are confusing their efforts to reduce plastics on recreational land.
1 month ago
Micheline Maynard, Skift
Restaurant owner Jeff Lewis decided to eliminate disposables, even though some customers grumbled. Now vendors are bringing him ideas.
2 months ago
Nancy Trejos, Skift
Hyatt joins Marriott and IHG by promising to get rid of single-use plastic bottles of shampoo, conditioner, shower gel, and lotion with large-format bathroom amenities. Hotels are wisely promising to do what they can to mitigate waste. Let's see if they can make their deadlines.
2 months ago
Micheline Maynard, Skift
For boutique hotels to cut back on plastics, customers have to demand it — and then cooperate.
3 months ago
Micheline Maynard, Skift
Other global rail companies are speeding ahead of Amtrak in reducing single-use plastics, but Amtrak is trying to make up the time.
3 months ago
Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press
The switch from using miniature shampoo, conditioner, and soap bottles to installing more sustainable, refillable versions is certainly significant — especially coming from the largest hotel company in the world.
5 months ago
Sarah Enelow-Snyder, Skift
For IHG, governments are behind the curve in helping to reduce plastic waste. The real influence comes from its guests, whose awareness and expectations have increased exponentially in the last couple of years.
6 months ago
Sarah Enelow-Snyder, Skift
To reduce plastic waste, airports have to work with airlines, concessionaires, travelers, designers, local governments, and other parties. That's a lot of people to educate and much behavior to influence.
6 months ago
Sarah Enelow-Snyder, Skift
It's easy to say that travel companies should ditch plastics to help save the environment, but this will be much harder for airlines than some other sectors.
8 months ago
Sarah Enelow-Snyder, Skift
Airlines have a love-hate relationship with plastics, especially when it comes to food and beverage. Plastics pose a serious environmental threat, but at the same time they're lightweight and thereby help reduce carbon emissions. Can carriers tackle both of these problems at once?
8 months ago
Sarah Enelow-Snyder, Skift
It's one thing for a hotel to join a coalition and promise to reduce its plastic footprint, and another to make measurable progress.
9 months ago
Sarah Enelow-Snyder, Skift
The hotel industry is just waking up to the problem of plastic waste, but this is a two-way street. Hotels rely on this convenient, affordable material just as much as travelers do. The real struggle is turning newfound global awareness and municipal legislation into swift action.
9 months ago
