Name: Shauna Stanton, Owner
Actions To Date:
- Milk in glass bottles for guests
- Tap water in glass bottles
- Refill toiletries in rooms
- Individual bars of soap in rooms
- Don’t provide single use room items like creams, shower caps and sewing kits
- Jars of coffee and tea, so there are no sachets
- Paper wrapped loo roll
- Plastic Free tissues
- Paper bin liners
- Washing powder in cardboard boxes and no softener used
- Canvas shopping bags available for guests to use during their stay
- Booking confirmation reminds guests that they’re visiting Plastic Free PZ and to bring refill bottles & cups and also what actions they are taking as a guest house
- Room info on Plastic Free actions guests can take
Proposed Actions:
- Checking that compostable products are home compostable rather than need sending to an industrial composter
- Looking at offering biscuits in small tins/Kilner jars to avoid plastic wrappers
“ It’s always been part of who we are anyway, I haven’t had to change mind-set. The only thing to think about is at what point do we implement things in the business. But tourism has to be sustainable, there is no other way forward. I can’t think we’d go back to doing it any other way now.
“It’s so important. Plastic Free has become part of Penzance’s identity and it’s a brilliant thing, on so many levels. It’s something that Penzance can run with. It’s always been a little bit different as a place, and I think it’s just going to keep growing. We’ve moved back after being away for 30+ years and it’s great to see how much the community has got on board. Penzance is leading the way and it’s important to support that and be part of it.”