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State-based bans on single use microbeads, plastic straws, cutlery, plates, expanded polystyrene food containers and cotton buds have been changed to a national approach.  The state based approach was a headache for suppliers and retailers who operate in more than one state. The change…

Single use plastic bags – how we changed our behaviour and hardly noticed Like the plastic bag ban here in NSW, it really comes down to a change in behaviour. As humans, we get so comfortable with the status quo, and fear change, that…

It sometimes seems ridiculous to care about a few plastic bottles when we look at what is happening around the world. Just as we could see the light at the end of the Covid tunnel, it now feels that if your not under floodwater,…

Hotels and accommodation providers can easily be viewed as waste generators.  Everything is wrapped in plastic – often for safety and hygiene purposes – but there is plenty of unnecessary single use plastic that can be taken out of the waste stream. But we…

  Travellers love a sustainable hotel experience, but are you a greenwash hotel or a green hotel? It’s pretty easy to show your guests that you have made significant changes to help the environment and protect our planet.  You don’t need a fancy award…

In an Australian first, Ecomenities and Raine and Horne Snowy Mountains have joined forces in an effort to reduce single use plastic waste in holiday accommodation.  Raine and Horne manage dozens of short term holiday rentals in the Jindabyne and Thredbo area and are…

                    There are a lot of aspects to consider when choosing a soap dispenser – more than you would think. We’ve put together an infographic for you to see all the benefits of our hotel…

  We are often asked about how to manage guest expectations for hotel bathroom amenities and how to manage them during COVID-19. There’s little information on the NSW Government COVID Safe website save for the square metre rules and links to fill out your…

  It’s rare to see mini soaps in Europe, the US or Asia these days.  The rest of the world seems to have embraced the bulk soap dispenser in hotels and accommodation, but many Australian providers are hanging onto their mini soaps in the…

Travelers today are looking for environmentally responsible experiences and more especially for sustainable hotels.  Given that a hotel guest generates around 1kg of waste per day – think single use and single serve everything from soap to sugar – it would be easy to…