{"id":120752,"date":"2018-07-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-18T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/marriott-international-to-phase-out-plastic-straws-and-stirrers\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T09:52:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T07:52:57","slug":"marriott-international-to-phase-out-plastic-straws-and-stirrers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/marriott-international-to-phase-out-plastic-straws-and-stirrers\/","title":{"rendered":"Marriott International to Phase Out Plastic Straws and Stirrers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Marriott International, also present in Romania, will phase out plastic straws and stirrers across its more than 6,500 properties globally.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>According to the company, the move will reduce the number of plastic straws used by 1 billion pieces annually. In the case of stirrers for tea and coffee, consumption will decrease by 250 million pieces per year.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Marriott International owns over 6,500 properties in 127 countries and the broadest portfolio of hotel brands in the global industry.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Single-use plastic items, such as drinking straws, plates, and cotton buds, could be banned in the European Union, according to new rules aimed at reducing plastic waste.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The sale of plastic beverage containers will be permitted, according to the same rules, only if their caps and lids remain attached to the container body.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In the context where the amount of harmful plastic waste in seas and oceans continues to grow, the UK has already announced its intention to ban plastic straws, and McDonald&#8217;s and Starbucks have announced they will begin phasing out plastic straws in favor of more eco-friendly alternatives.<\/div>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.profit.ro\" data-wplink-url-error=\"true\">Profit<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Why is Marriott phasing out plastic straws?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The company aims to reduce its environmental impact, eliminating approximately 1 billion straws and 250 million plastic stirrers annually.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many Marriott hotels are affected by this decision?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The decision applies globally to all of Marriott International&#8217;s more than 6,500 properties across 127 countries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What other companies have taken similar measures?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>McDonald&#8217;s and Starbucks have also announced plans to replace plastic straws with eco-friendly alternatives to combat pollution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marriott International, also present in Romania, will phase out plastic straws and stirrers across its more than 6,500 properties globally. According to the company, the move will reduce the number of plastic straws used by 1 billion pieces annually. In the case of stirrers for tea and coffee, consumption will decrease by 250 million pieces&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":67343,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2852],"tags":[],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-120752","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hotels-restaurants"],"article_style_override":"","post-style":"","post_via":"","post-top-image":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/hotelieri-2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120752","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=120752"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120752\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=120752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=120752"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=120752"},{"taxonomy":"thb-sponsors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thb-sponsors?post=120752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}