Choice Hotels Asia-Pac has partnered with Soap Aid to rollout large format bathroom amenities across its Australian and New Zealand hotels. As well as reducing the cost of these products for franchisees, this initiative will reduce single use plastic use by as much as 83 per cent, which saves 7.8 kilos of plastic per room per year from landfill.
Choice Hotels Asia-Pac CEO Trent Fraser said there was great support for reducing environmental impact both from hotels within the group and their guests.
“We also see a growing demand for sustainable options among franchisees and their guests, who are eager to do their part in reducing plastic waste and choose more environmentally friendly accommodation options,” he said. “We are excited to offer that in partnership with Soap Aid and contribute to the great work they do around the world as well as here in Australia.”
Saving lives
Soap Aid is an Australian based charity committed to saving children’s lives through improved hygiene while positively impacting the environment. It collects and reprocesses soap bars from hotels, giving a reliable and safe source of critically needed soap to communities around the world.
Hunter Amenities Managing Director APAC and Soap Aid Founder Michael Matulick said he was proud to be able to offer sustainable solutions for Choice Hotels franchisees that had a positive global impact.
“Not only is this range reducing plastic waste in hotels, but it contributes to the work of Soap Aid to provide improved hygiene solutions around the world,” he said. “Poor hygiene results in 1.4 million children under the age of five dying each year due to preventable childhood infectious diseases including diarrhea and pneumonia. We know that 40 per cent of these deaths could be avoided by improved hygiene and, particularly, hand washing with soap.”
Recycled bottles
The Soap Aid range for Choice Hotels includes a bath and body collection made with vegan friendly formulations packaged in contemporary and on-trend designs. All bottles and caps are fully recyclable.
Many Choice Hotels are already recycling their soap bars through Soap Aid.
“Over 200 tonnes of soap have been saved from landfill and recycled,” Fraser said.
