Hainan hotels plan to curb disposable items

Hainan has followed Shanghai in calling on hotels to reduce the supply of disposable items in rooms, becoming the second region to introduce such an environmental protection initiative, the local hotels association said.

"The proposal, initiated by 198 major hotels in Hainan after a joint investigation, advocates that starting from Sept 1, all hotel rooms on the island will no longer provide eight kinds of disposable consumables, including nail files, razors, shoe polishers, moisturizers, envelopes, sewing bags, disposable slippers and cotton swabs," Wang Deyu, deputy secretary-general of the Hainan Tourist Hotels Association, said in Haikou, the provincial capital, on Friday.

Guests with specific requirements will be able to collect one-off supplies at the hotel reception desk, or have them sent to their rooms free of charge.