Around two months ago, Plot 17 Café replaced plastic straws with metal ones and introduced refillable glass bottles for water. Bean Board Café has also replaced plastic straws with paper and is using cloth bags. The Accor group is in the process of switching to glass water bottles both in the rooms and for events held across 50 hotels in India. During banquets, we give our guests the option of RO water stations instead of PET water bottles. The sustainability team has so far successfully replaced plastic straws with papers and eliminated stirrers from all our hotels, including the two Novotel properties in Visakhapatnam and Bhimli,” says Maverik Mukerji, General Manager Delegate, Bengaluru and Mysuru Hotels.

Source: The Hindu October 11, 2019 08:26 UTC