Original Keycard

Original Keycard

The most common key card material is PVC, a common polymer used for all kinds of products from packaging to construction. PVC is cheap and durable, making it a logical choice for an object like a key card, which needs to withstand frequent use without breaking. This material is flexible enough that it can bend without breaking, like in a pocket or a bag, and a PVC key card will still work if it gets dropped in the pool or left outside in the cold. PVC key cards are easily customizable. Any type of design, logo, text, or image can be printed on a PVC key card, although the material itself doesn’t stand out as being especially unique. While PVC is one of the least expensive materials for hotel key cards, it also has one of the largest environmental footprints. PVC production emits high levels of greenhouse gases, and PVC is "PVC is the single most environmentally damaging of all plastics” according to GreenPeace.org, so it might not be the best key card material for a hotel that leads with an eco-friendly stance. According to the World Health Organization “PVC is responsible for a greater share of the nation’s annual dioxin burden than any other industrial product. Dioxin is known as one of the most toxic chemicals ever produced.” If your hotel does go with PVC and wants to promote sustainability, you may want to explore using recycled PVC cards.

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