The production of plastic boomed over the last century due to its benefits as being cost-effective, lightweight, easy to make, durable, and recyclable. However, the amounts of plastic waste generated during this period have become a significant environmental problem and a global challenge. Only 15% of plastic waste generated has been recycled worldwide, while large amounts of plastic products end up in the oceans, ecosystems, and landfill sites. When discarded in landfills or the open environment, conventional plastic can take up to a thousand years to decompose.The tourism and travel industry has been recognized as one of the most significant generators of waste, especially with the single-use plastic products used during a tourist's journey. Consequently, there is a loud global call to action for the tourism industry to reduce the demand for single-use plastic products, reduce non-essential use and promote reusable alternatives.
Authors
- Disclosure Date
- 2024/09/25
- Disclosure Status
- Disclosed
- Doc Name
- Single-use Plastic Reduction Guidelines for Hotels and Restaurants
- Lending Instrument
- Investment Project Financing
- Pages
- 41
- Product Line
- IBRD/IDA
- Published in
- United States of America
- Rel Proj ID
- SL-Sierra Leone Economic Diversification Project -- P164212
- TF No/Name
- TF0A7684-Sierra Leone: Designing public spaces as productive economic assets thr,TF0B2570-2.2.-SL-Sustainable Coastal Tourism and a Circular Economy for Plastic,TF0B2575-3.2.-SL- Sustainable Coastal Tourism and a Circular Economy for Plastic,TF0B7710-Sierra Leone Investments and Business Environment,TF0B8093-1.2.-SL-Fishery Sector Improvement in Sierra Leone.,TF0C0009-Facilitating green and inclusive private investment in targeted tourism,TF0C4965-CJet- CreatiFI-SL- Scaling up the potential of Creative Industries for,TF0C4966-F4D - CreatiFI- SL-Assessing the potential of Creative Industries for J,TF0C4994-CJet- CreatiFI-SL- Scaling up the potential of Creative Industries for-
- Unit Owning
- EFI-AFR2-FCI-Finance-2 (EAWF2)
- Version Type
- Final
- Volume No
- 1
Table of Contents
- TABLE OF CONTENTS 3
- 1. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND 1 3
- 2. APPROACH TO MANAGING SINGLE-USE PLASTIC REDUCTION 4 3
- 3. LITERATURE AND SOURCES 14 3
- 4. ATTACHMENTS 15 3
- LIST OF FIGURES 3
- Share of Total Plastic Use in Hotels in Sierra Leone 1 3
- Share of Total Plastic Use in Restaurants in Sierra Leone 1 3
- A proposed approach to managing single-use plastic reduction 4 3
- Ten steps for managing single-use plastics reduction 5 3
- List of most often used plastic items in the hotels 3
- Excerpt from the Attachment 1 6 3
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 4
- 1. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND 5
- 2. APPROACH TO MANAGING SINGLE-USE PLASTIC 8
- REDUCTION 8
- UNDERSTAKE A SELF-ASSESSMENT 9
- STEP 1 Establish a working group for the SUP reduction program. 9
- UNDERTAKE A SELF-ASSESSMENT 9
- STEP 2 Learn more about your plastic use and assess your plastic consumption. 9
- CREATE YOUR SINGLE-USE PLASTIC REDUCTION PLAN 10
- STEP 3 Select the most often used SUP items. 10
- CREATE YOUR SINGLE-USE PLASTIC REDUCTION PLAN 11
- STEP 4 Research possible strategies and alternatives for SUP reduction. 11
- 1. REMOVE 11
- 2. REDUCE 11
- 3. REPLACE 11
- REUSE 11
- CREATE YOUR SINGLE-USE PLASTICS REDUCTION PLAN 12
- STEP 5 Set targets for a reduction plan. 12
- CREATE YOUR SINGLE-USE PLASTIC REDUCTION PLAN 12
- STEP 6 Prepare an Action Plan for SUP reduction 12
- CREATE A SINGLE-USE PLASTICS REDUCTION POLICY 13
- STEP 7 Inform and communicate your SUP reduction policy with your main stakeholders. 13
- CREATE A SINGLE-USE PLASTICS REDUCTION POLICY 16
- STEP 8 Prepare a written SUP reduction policy. 16
- MEASURE PROGRESS AND EVALUATE THE OUTCOMES 17
- STEP 9 Ensure regular monitoring of the progress made. 17
- MEASURE PROGRESS AND EVALUATE THE OUTCOMES 17
- STEP 10 Evaluate outcomes. 17
- 3. LITERATURE AND SOURCES 18
- 4. ATTACHMENTS 19
- 1. Introduction 32
- 2. Selection of SUP items 33
- 3. Strategiesalternatives for reduction of each selected SUP 33
- 4. SUP reduction goals 34
- 5. Action plan 34