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Single-use Plastic Reduction Guidelines for Hotels and Restaurants (English)

25 Sep 2024

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.
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Authors

World Bank

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

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