Qatar Duty Free moves toward plastic-free airport to celebrate Earth Day
Day2Day Essentials store at Hamad International Airport
This Earth Day, on April 22, Qatar Duty Free pledged to replace 100,000 single-use plastic shopping bags every month with reusable cotton shopping bags in eight Day2Day Essentials stores at Hamad International Airport.
According to the company, "Qatar Duty Free partnered with Supreme Creations, the world’s largest ethical manufacturer of reusable bags and eco-friendly packaging, to produce branded sustainable cotton shopping bags. This shopping bags are reusable at least 500 times, vegan certified, and made from lightweight and locally sourced cotton."
Thabet Musleh, Vice President Qatar Duty Free, said, “Qatar Duty Free is proud of taking the first big step towards transforming QDF into a plastic-free travel retailer on Earth Day. By switching to eco-friendly bags at our Day2Day stores, we promote QDF’s vision of becoming an eco-friendly, sustainable airport retailer and participating in reducing plastic-related pollution. This initiative is the first significant step in achieving QDF’s target of increasing its positive environmental impact at the airport and marking our position as leaders in promoting sustainability in the travel retail industry.”
