Hotels Curb Single-Use Plastics Amid Investor Demand, State Laws

Hotel chains from Hilton to Marriott have cut back on once-ubiquitous small plastic bottles of shampoo and other bathroom staples, and they’re working to further reduce their reliance on plastic that gets discarded after one use following pressure from environmentally conscious shareholders and new state laws.

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. required all of its hotels to offer full-size shampoo and soap containers in rooms starting last year, and now offers a digital key card option. And after a shareholder proposal from Green Century Capital Management, the company also agreed in April to release a single-use plastics report by 2025 and ...