Radisson Hotel Group (RHG) has expanded its closed-loop recycling system for bulk liquid amenities in markets including India, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
The initiative forms part of the RHG’s strategy to reduce single-use plastic waste and support a circular economy.
The system involves collecting used bulk amenity bottles, extracting and recycling remaining liquids, and recycling and repurposing packaging. In India, the process is supported by a network of 11 recycling partners, which manage the collection of amenity waste from hotels. Materials are sorted, cleaned and recycled into raw inputs. The process is documented and audited to ensure traceability.
RHG is also implementing bulk amenity dispensers in bathrooms as part of its participation in the Hotel Sustainability Basics programme. Currently, 91 per cent of RHG hotels use soap dispensers in public washrooms. RHG aims to introduce bulk dispensers across its portfolio by the end of 2025. This move is expected to eliminate 57 million miniature amenity bottles annually and reduce plastic use by approximately 500 tonnes.
The group has also removed single-use plastic from dry bathroom amenities. These are now packaged using materials with reduced plastic content. Stone paper – produced from calcium carbonate and bonded with high-density polyethylene resin – has replaced traditional paper and is printed with soybean oil ink. FSC-certified cardboard sourced from recycled and responsibly managed forests is used for packaging. The dry amenities use PSM (plastarch material), made from plant starches such as corn and potatoes, combined with plastic fillers including polypropylene.
These steps form part of RHG’s broader sustainability policy. According to a recent survey, 75 per cent of global travellers seek more sustainable travel options, and 43 per cent believe service providers are key to reducing the environmental impact of travel.
RHG is aligning its operations with these expectations through initiatives such as Hotel Sustainability Basics and third-party eco-labelling.
