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The Ritz-Carlton New Eco-Friendly Water Bottles

Published by the Editors at greentripideas.com on June 17, 2010

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company is taking an important step in greening their North American and several Caribbean hotels and resorts. Instead of using plastic bottles, the Ritz-Carlton properties will now offer water in 16oz bottles made 100% from plants. Developed in partnership with Prima, these bottles are all natural, can decompose in 30 days in a commercial composting facility, or can be reprocessed and remade 100% into new bottles.

Manufacturing the new bottle requires 49% less fossil fuels, 45% less energy, and 75% less greenhouse gases than a PET (Polyethylene terephthalate) classic bottle. In addition, the bottle does not contain BPA (Bisphenol A), the harmful product found in many plastics.

"This revolutionary new water bottle product reflects The Ritz-Carlton commitment to continuously seek opportunities to innovate and improve as we look to be the leaders in the hospitality industry’s efforts at sustainability and conservation," commented Simon F. Cooper, president and chief operating officer of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company.

The hotels will replace an estimated five million, 16oz plastic bottles used every year at the properties with their environmentally-friendly counterpart within the next few weeks.