Actor (and stuntman) Jackie Chan – who is slated to star in the upcoming Karate Kid remake – tries to minimize his impact on the environment by taking hotel soap home with him so he can use it until it is completely gone!
Speaking at a go-green rally in Singapore, Chan explained his environment-saving methods.
“I usually stay in the presidential suite whenever I travel; however I will wash my own undergarments and socks everyday when I return to my room. I will also inform the chamber maids that they do not have to change my bed sheets and towels everyday.”
He also said that “once I un-wrap the soap which the hotels provide, I will carry it along with me until I finish using it” and that he believes hotels should charge for toiletries to discourage guests from wasting them.
He keeps green with “golden flushes” on set, where production crew and stuntmen wait until the last one uses the toilet to flush. At concerts, he encourages his audience to throw their own garbage away.
He said, “Artistes make their appeal and the audience usually will respond to the call. That is the power of celebrities.”
We should all take a cue!
[Image via WENN.]
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