IMarriott International namhlanje ibhengeze ukuba iyalandela ukukhokelwa yiStarbucks kwaye icwangcisa ukususa zonke iindiza zeplastiki kunye neziselo ezishukumisayo kuzo zonke iihotele zayo ezingama-6500 kunye neendawo zayo zokuchithela iihotele ezingama-30 kwihlabathi liphela ngowama-2019.
"Siyazingca ngokuba phakathi kweenkampani zokuqala ezinkulu zase-US ukubhengeza ukuba siyayiphelisa imicu yeplastiki kwiipropathi zethu kwihlabathi liphela," utshilo u-Arne Sorenson, uMongameli kunye neGosa eliyiNtloko lesiGqeba se-Marriott International.
Nje ukuba iphunyezwe ngokupheleleyo kunyaka omnye, inkampani inokuphelisa ukusetyenziswa kweeplastikhi zomngxunya ongaphezulu kwe-1 yezigidigidi ngonyaka kunye nakwikota yezigidigidi. Ingca enye yeplastiki- enokusetyenziselwa malunga nemizuzu eli-15- ayisoze yabola ngokupheleleyo.
“Ukususa iindiza zeplastikhi yenye yeendlela ezilula zeendwendwe zethu ezinokuthi zibe negalelo ekunciphiseni iplastikhi xa zihlala nathi - nto leyo ezixhalabise ngakumbi ngayo kwaye esele ziyenza kumakhaya azo. Sizimisele ekusebenzeni kakuhle kwaye - ngaphezulu kwesigidi seendwendwe ezihlala nathi busuku ngabunye - sicinga ukuba linyathelo elinamandla eliya phambili lokunciphisa ukuthembela kwethu kwiiplastikhi, ”wongeze watsho uMnu. Sorenson.
Inyathelo likaMarriott lutshintsho lwamva nje olwenziwa yinkampani yokwamkela iindwendwe ukomeleza ukusebenza kwayo kunye nokunciphisa ukusetyenziswa kweplastiki. Kwangoko kulo nyaka, uMarriott waqala ukubuyisela iibhotile ezincinci kwigumbi lokuhlambela labakhenkethi malunga ne-450 yeehotele ezikhethiweyo kunye neendawo zokuhambisa ezinkulu ezisasaza imveliso eyenzelwe iindwendwe, ukunciphisa inkunkuma. Abasasazi bezindlu zangasese ezintsha kulindeleke ukuba babekhona kwiihotele ezingaphezu kwe-1,500 eMntla Melika ngokuphela kwalo nyaka, okuya kwenza ukuba uMarriott aphelise ngaphezulu kweebhotile zangasese ezingaphezulu kwezigidi ezingama-35 ngonyaka ezihlala kwiindawo zokulahla inkunkuma.
La manyathelo akhe ngokuzibophelela kukaMarriott International ekunciphiseni ifuthe lokusingqongileyo. Kunyaka ophelileyo, inkampani ibeke eyona njongo iphambili yokuzinza kunye neempembelelo zentlalontle ezakha zacutha inkunkuma nge-45 yepesenti kunye nokufumana ngokuthembekileyo iindidi zayo ezili-10 zokuthengwa kwemveliso ngowama-2025. Yenkampani eyi-Serve 360: Ukwenza okuhle kuyo yonke imikhwa ejongene noluntu, okusingqongileyo kunye nezoqoqosho.
Iihotele kwihlabathi liphela ziye zazisusa izitro zeplastiki
NgoFebruwari, ngaphezulu kwama-60 ehotele e-United Kingdom ayiphelisile imicu yeplastiki kwaye aqala ukunika abathengi enye imicinga yokucela. Uninzi lweepropathi ezizezinye-ukusukela kwiihotele zeedolophu zasedolophini ukuya kwiindawo ekuchithelwa kuzo iiholide elwandle - bezikwangaphambili kweli nyathelo. Eminye imizekelo:
• I-St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel London ibiphakathi kweehotele ezingama-60 zase-UK ezithi ngoFebruwari zisuse iindiza zeplastiki. Ukusukela ngoko, ihotele ifumene ingxelo eyakhayo evela kwiindwendwe kwaye yehlise ngesiqingatha inani leendiza ezisetyenziswa kwipropathi.
• ILos Sueños Marriott Ocean & Indawo ekuchithelwa kuyo iGalufa eCosta Rica yakuphelisa ukusetyenziswa kweendiza zeplastiki ekuqaleni kwalo nyaka.
• I-JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort ngeyoKwindla yaba yenye yeehotele zokuqala kuMazantsi mpuma eFlorida Unxweme lweParadise ukushenxisa iindiza zeplastiki, isusa malunga ne-65,000 yeendiza ngenyanga.
• Amanqaku amane abhalwe nguSheraton Brisbane ngoJuni ayisusile istraws seplastikhi kunye nee-stirrers kunye nezinye iimveliso ezamkelweyo kuyo yonke ihotele kubandakanya eSazerac, ibha yomgangatho wama-30 wehotele- kunye neyona bar inde eBrisbane.
• ISheraton Maui Resort & Spa ngo-Agasti yaba yindawo yokuqala eHawaii yokususa iindiza zeplastikhi kwiindawo zayo zokutyela, i-luaus kunye nezinye iindawo, isusa malunga neeyunithi ezingama-30,000 ngenyanga.
"Iindwendwe zethu ziza kuhlala nathi sizonwabele ngendalo entle kaMaui kunye nobomi baselwandle obungathethekiyo, ke banomdla wokunciphisa ukungcoliseka kwendalo," utshilo uSheraton Maui Resort & Umphathi Jikelele we-Spa uTetsuji Yamazaki. "Ngokususa umququ weplastiki, sikwazile ukwenza incoko kunye neendwendwe zethu malunga nokubaluleka kokukhusela ulwandle kunye nezilwanyana ezisemngciphekweni njenge honu (ufudo lolwandle oluhlaza)."
Ngokudibana nesibhengezo sayo esitsha, inkampani ikwasusa istraws seplastiki kwikomkhulu lalo.
Inyathelo leMarriott International liza kusebenza ngokupheleleyo kuzo zombini iipropathi ezilawulwayo kunye neefranchised ngoJulayi 2019, enika abanini beehotele kunye nabanini bamalungelo ixesha lokuphelisa ubonelelo lwabo lweplastiki, bachonge imithombo yolunye utshintsho kwaye bafundise abasebenzi ukuba batshintshe inkonzo yabathengi. Njengenxalenye yephulo, iihotele ziya kubonelela ngezinye iindlela xa ziceliwe.
