Malmaison and Hotel du Vin pledge end to plastic straw use at 33 hotels

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Hotel group pledges to replace around 750,000 plastic straws used annually with paper-based straws in bid to reduce plastic waste

The UK hotel group comprising the Malmaison and Hotel du Vin chains has announced it will no longer serve customers plastic straws in a bid to drive down plastic waste across the business. The company...

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