The company will instead use aluminium bottles, which are infinitely recyclable
Life Time has announced an aluminium alternative for replacing 1.6 million plastic water bottles sold annually. (Credit: PRNewsfoto/Life Time, Inc.)
Health club operator Life Time said that it will no longer sell water in plastic bottles at its more than 150 athletic resorts across North America by the upcoming US Labor Day 2021 on 6 September.
The company said that it will instead sell its natural alkaline spring water in aluminium bottles, thereby offsetting the use of over 1.6 million plastic bottles annually.
According to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), usually, most of the plastic is unrecycled. On the contrary, aluminium is infinitely recyclable and annually, over half of aluminium beverage containers are recycled in the US.
Another measure taken up by Life Time to cut down and remove plastic products in its athletic resorts is to provide swimsuit bags in locker rooms made with recycled ocean plastic.
The company will also provide paper mouthwash cups instead of plastic and 100% cotton swabs in its locker rooms, and compostable salad containers, plates, cutlery and bowls at its locations.
Life Time chairman, CEO, and founder Bahram Akradi said: “Environmental stewardship is something we’re deeply focused on at Life Time in keeping with our healthy people, healthy planet, healthy way of life philosophy.
“As part of this journey, we’ll continue eliminating single-use plastics from our destinations, while remaining focused on energy use reduction through the healthy design and operation of our Life Time athletic resorts.”
The healthy lifestyle brand said that by introducing water bottle filling stations in its clubs, it has saved over 45 million 16 oz. plastic water bottles from entering the environment.
The company has also committed to further cut down its plastics footprint across all locations as part of its recently updated five-year sustainability goals.
Currently, the health club operator has luxury athletic resorts in 41 key markets across the US and Canada, besides producing athletic events.