You spend the night at a hotel and notice a sign in the bathroom asking you to place dirty towels on the floor and to hang up towels that you wish to reuse.By doing so,the hotel chain can help "save the planet" by conserving water and detergent.You recognize that the hotel chain would also save a lot of money by not having to launder so many towels,and you begin to wonder cynically whether the hotel isn't just practicing _____________.

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Greenwashing refers to the practice of companies making exaggerated or false claims about the environmental benefits of their products or services in order to appeal to environmentally conscious consumers. In this case, the hotel's request for guests to reuse towels and conserve water may indeed have environmental benefits, but the cynicism described suggests that the hotel's true motivation may be financial savings rather than an actual commitment to sustainability.

You Spend the Night at a Hotel and Notice a Sign