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Wyndham Destinations’ vacation club resorts to eliminate plastic straws & other single-use plastic

In conjunction with International Coastal Cleanup Day,  Wyndham Destinations has announced it is to eliminate plastic straws and other single-use plastic from food and beverage operations at its timeshare resorts around the world.   To support the company’s environmental sustainability initiatives, Wyndham Destinations’ vacation club resorts plan to remove single-use plastic straws starting Oct. 1, 2019. The effort will eliminate more than 750,000 single-use plastic straws in North America alone and 1.1 million across the globe. Earlier this year, the company’s Asia Pacific resorts removed disposable straws from 33 managed resorts.   “The switch to biodegradable or paper straws is a small, but impactful change...