Marriott International announced Wednesday that it would ditch tiny plastic soap bottles from its hotels worldwide by the year 2020. It’s a move that other hotels are making, too, including phasing out the use of other single-use plastics. Host Carol Hills speaks with Steve Hynd, a campaign manager for City to Sea, a non-profit group in the UK fighting against plastic pollution.
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