The European Commission is considering banning single-use plastic items in hotels.
The European Union body is talking about banning all miniature shampoo, lotion and shower gel bottles as part of new proposed rules on packaging and waste control, Travel Mole reports.
Hotels will be required to provide larger reusable pump-pack dispensers or do away with free toiletries.
“About 40% of all plastics and 50% of paper in the EU are used for packaging, according to a recent European Commission report.
“Without action, the EU would see a further 19% increase in packaging waste by 2030,” it says.
Several companies have already discontinued hotel single-use plastic items but the EU plan would mandate it across the the continent.
The proposal is set to be considered by the European Parliament soon.
The new rules will be aimed at limiting overpackaging, and ensure clear labels are on each product to support correct recycling procedures.
"For the industry, they will create new business opportunities, especially for smaller companies, decrease the need for virgin materials, boosting Europe's recycling capacity as well as making Europe less dependent on primary resources and external suppliers," the report says.
"They will put the packaging sector on track for climate neutrality by 2050."
It is a move that is part of the wider European Green Deal's Circular Economy Action Plan, which aims to make sustainable products the norm and all packaging recyclable by 2030.
The proposed ban would, of course, not affect the UK, which is no longer a member of the European Union.
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