Since 2018, DER Touristik has set itself the goal to reduce the food waste in the kitchen, in the buffet and in the guest plates. 
In order to lead by example, DER Touristik will reduce in all managed and own hotels the food waste by 15 % by 2025. 
And also in the field of plastics, DER Touristik wants to set itself goals in order to create valuable resources protection: 
• (1) Plastic elimination: Single-use plastic products for which there are alternatives from other materials will be 100 % eliminated
• (2) Extended producer responsibility until 2023: Manufacturers will be charged at the cost of cleaning, transport and disposal of food containers, foils, plastic bottles, cups, plastic bags, wet wipes, balloons involved; However, we are still waiting for the exceptions in the Hygiene & HACCP Guidelines and country specific regulations
• (3) Strengthening recycling: By 2025, beverage bottles will have a 25 % binding share of recycled plastics, by 2030 they should consist of at least 30 % of recycled plastic. 
Information to the public: On a number of products, manufacturers should inform about the negative impact of improper disposal and point to reusable systems. These include: Food containers, foils, cups, tobacco products, wet wipes, hygiene products, balloons, light plastic bags.
• (4) Separate collection for beverage bottles: By 2025, at least 77 % will be collected separately, from 2029 90 %
• (5) Product Requirements: By 2024, lids should be fixed to beverage bottles