Denver Hotels To Debut Nation’s First Wood Key Cards During Democratic National Convention.
Did you know that a typical hotel with around 200 rooms goes through approx 12,000 plastic electronic keys per year due to guests losing or taking them home accidently? These are cards that are not in the least bit renewable or biodegradeable. If you add up the numbers from all the hotels throughout America, it works out to about 1,300 tons of plastic non-biodegradeable waste - the equivalent of eight 777 airplanes being dumped in landfill. Not good!
So it’s great news that biodegradeable wooden key cards will soon be available in the United States. They’ve been used by European hotels for over a decade and have proven to be just as durable as the non-renewable plastic ones. So you have to wonder why it’s taken so long for them to make an appearance in the United States.
Well, whatever the reason, at least the cards are here now and they will be making their debut in a blaze of publicity during the Democratic National Convention next week in Denver.
During the convention, it’s expected that more than 70,000 biodegradable key cards will be used in hotels around Denver, reinforcing “green” convention theme and greatly reducing waste.
Produced by Sustainable Cards, these 70,000 cards will be emblazoned with the Denver 2008 Host Committee logo, making them, most likely, collectors items and not destined for landfill anyway.
Let’s hope that this is the kickstart needed to encourage hotels and resorts across America to switch to this more environmentally friendly resource.
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(photos used with permission of Sustainable Cards)
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1 opinion for Denver Hotels To Debut Nation’s First Wood Key Cards During Democratic National Convention.
Caitlin
Aug 21, 2008 at 10:07 am
Sounds like a good plan. I hope it’s sustainably grown wood with a certification such as FSC. Recycled cardboard would be even better.
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