This year’s pick of EcoFriendly Kits

This year’s pick of EcoFriendly Kits

Whilst many hotels and restaurants have done away with single-use plastics, airlines remain behind the times - wrapping everything from blankets to dishes in sheets of the stuff. Airline amenity kits, however, are one area where carriers are starting to ditch harmful plastic.

Here are some of our favourite ecofriendly amenity kits of 2019.

Kaelis/Air Europa

This lit in soft-touch velvet leather material in a neutral grey tone contains a set of cosmetics from The Rerum Natura - a cosmetic collection inspired by authentic formulae that only use pure botanical essential oils to create the clean fragrance for all its products. In addition, all cosmetics packaging is also eco-friendly, presented in Doypack bags with a recycled plastic closing system. In removing all plastic wrapping package from its new Business Class Kit Air Europa reduce’s 1,000-kiloplastic waste per year.

Skysupply / Finnair

Finnair unveiled a new range of ecofriendly amenity kits designed in partnership with Marimekko for Business Class passengers. The kits include products from L:A Bruket – the natural and organic skincare brand from Sweden. The kits contained a toothbrush made from bio-plastic containing cornstarch, plastic wrappings for the earplugs have been replaced with wax paper and the new slippers are a Nordic-style design made entirely from recycled PET plastic bottles.

WESSCO International / Icelandair

Icelandair celebrates its wonderful Icelandic wildlife with four new ecofriendly kits that honour Iceland’s unique natural inhabitants working closely with WESSCO and skincare company Hannes Dóttir. Each purse is made from a combination of materials including recycled canvas, vegan leather, and felt made from recycled plastic bottles. It contains a toothbrush made from cornstarch-based biodegradable material and socks made from recycled material.

Galileo Watermark / Virgin Atlantic (REN supplied by Buzz)

Working with Galileo Watermark, Virgin’s new Goodie Bags were introduced across its fleet in both Upper Class and Premium cabins. The bags are made from responsibly sourced FSC certified recyclable kraft paper. They include @Bambuubrush toothbrush, earplugs in paper packaging, WhiteGlow toothpaste, a Kraft paper pen, and all-natural REN Clean skincare products, which are vegan and use recycled and recyclable packaging.

Buzz / Delta

Delta unveiled updated TUMI Business Class kits in June along with new products from fragrance house Le Labo. The kits are no longer wrapped in single-use plastic, neither are the individual items inside, such as toothbrushes and toothpaste, and the Le Labo products come in paper pouches.

Wessco/Hawaiian Airlines

Hawaiian Airlines teamed up with Moloka‘ibased brand Kealopiko to launch a new line of in-flight amenities carrying a message of sustainability. The new Premium Economy kit feature bamboo comb and toothbrush together with hand and body balm, lip balm and hydrating mist from Hawaiian Airlines private skincare line, Loli‘i. Eco-friendly paper packaging has replaced plastic.