Hilton Garden
Inn introduces eco friendly, fully renewable ecotainer coffee
cups in hotel restaurants across the country
Released
on: November 22, 2007, 6:31 am
Press
Release Author: Hilton
Garden Inn
Industry:
Consumer
Services
Press
Release Summary: Hilton Garden Inn becomes first major hospitality
chain in North America to use the ecotainer
Press
Release Body: Hilton Garden Inn, the award-winning
mid-priced hotel brand, has announced the introduction of the ecotainer,
an environmentally friendly coffee cup, in more
than 340 locations across North America. Developed by International
Paper, the cup is the only all-natural hot beverage paper cup available
that is coated with a corn-based plastic that requires less energy
and generates less greenhouse gas during manufacturing. The corn-based
coating also allows the cups to be composted, rather than landfilled.
Hilton
Garden Inn locations have already begun receiving the
new ecotainer cups.
“Looking
ahead to new ways to be more environmentally sensitive while providing
guests with the consistent products, innovative amenities and friendly
service that Hilton Garden Inn is known for, we are proud to be
the first hotel chain in North America to offer the ecotainer in
all our hotels,” said Jim Cone, vice president
– marketing for Hilton Garden Inn.
American
consumers use more than 16 billion disposable hot beverage paper
cups each year.* Unlike conventional cups, the ecotainer is lined
with a coating made from corn, making the cups fully renewable and
compostable, and helping to reduce some of the 25 million pounds
of petroleum-based plastics needed each year to make conventional
plastic-lined paper cups.
“Hilton
Garden Inn's adoption of ecotainer demonstrates their commitment
to environmental leadership and supports millions of travelers across
North America who want to make more sustainable environmental choices,”
said Austin Lance, VP/GM Foodservice Business of International
Paper.
The
introduction of the ecotainer to the more than 340 Hilton
Garden Inn hotels
which are now open will replace over 6.5 million non-renewable styro-based
cups used each year.
As
a continued part of the Hilton Garden Inn goal
to be a more supportive environmentally
friendly hotel brand, an ecological assessment related
to the brand’s bath amenity program found that:
- renewable and 100 percent biodegradable
packaging is used for soaps and shower caps
- soy-based ink which is 100 percent
biodegradable is used to print on cartons
- liquid formulas are 98.5 percent
naturally derived ingredients**
- soap formulas are 99 percent naturally
derived ingredients**
According
to Cone, “As Hilton Garden Inn continues
to offer our guests what they want and need most to make their hotel
stays memorable and productive, we also are striving to find alternative
solutions to conduct business while being environmentally friendly.”
*
Based on study conducted by The Freedonia Group
and industry tracking by Technomic for food retailers.
**Liquid and soap formulas are Phosphate, wheat and gluten free
and are not tested on animals.
About
Hilton Garden Inn
Hilton Garden Inn is the award-winning, mid-priced
hotel brand that continually strives to ensure today’s
busy travelers have everything they need to be most productive on
the road — from complimentary wired and Wi-Fi Internet access
in all guestrooms and remote printing to the hotel’s complimentary
24-hour business center to one of the most comfortable beds guests
will ever experience with the Garden Sleep System.
So whether on the road for personal or business reasons,
Hilton Garden Inn offers the amenities and services for
travelers to sleep deep, stay fit, eat well and work smart while
away from home.
Web
Site: http://www.hiltongardeninn.com/
Contact
Details: Hilton Garden Inn PR contact:
Agnes Sibal
Brand Communications
Hilton Hotels Corporation World Headquarters
9336 Civic Center Drive
Beverly Hills
CA 90210
USA
(310) 205-4545
http://www.hiltongardeninn.com/
For
more information about the ecotainer cups:
Amy Sawyer
Media Relations
International Paper
(901) 419-4312
www.InternationalPaper.com.
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