EDITION is going plastic-free!
Mar 14, 2018, 12:46 pm
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EDITION is going plastic-free!
Nice move! Let's hope they do the same for all the other brands...
Mar 14, 2018, 2:59 pm
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speak for yourself
until I see what they are replacing it with
I'll wait on the kudos
until I see what they are replacing it with
I'll wait on the kudos
Mar 14, 2018, 4:08 pm
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Mar 14, 2018, 7:59 pm
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Do I have to pay in cash?
Mar 14, 2018, 8:55 pm
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Mar 14, 2018, 11:07 pm
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I applaud the change (especially straws and bottled water) and I hope it spreads to other brands.
Mar 15, 2018, 7:36 am
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Obviously they found a cheaper alternative, we'll have to see what that is. I'm having a hard time thinking of when I've used a plastic coffee cup at a hotel anyway. Usually it's an actual cup or a paper cup. Maybe it's what they provide in meeting rooms?
Mar 16, 2018, 5:07 pm
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It's probably most PR. It's pretty easy to eliminate something if you don't actually have it.
Mar 16, 2018, 5:39 pm
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Does Edition provide complimentary shower caps?
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Mar 16, 2018, 6:05 pm
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For bottled water, I'd like to see a cheaper alternative than plastic containers. Paper?
Mar 16, 2018, 7:11 pm
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I've seen "bottled" water in containers that looked like they were primarily paper, but with a plastic screw bottletop. They remind me of the new 500 ml wine "bottles" which aren't glass and aren't plastic that are sold in some airport delis and takeaway food places. I suspect they're foil lined as they seem different from milk cartons.
Mar 17, 2018, 12:15 am
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That was my impression, as well. However, the ad does say: "And that's just the beginning." Maybe there's more to come to enhance this tiny step towards eco-friendliness. (Is that a real word?)
Mar 17, 2018, 5:35 am
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Edition hotels are pretty fancy. Me thinks they don't have paper or plastic coffee cups.