The successful implementation of the Project will result in establishing a national eco-certification model for responsible waste management in hotels and lodging places. The model will enable hotels to have an environmental image stimulus to expand the range of their eco-practices as well as get access to comprehensive information and a competent team of experts to guide them through the needs and requirements of the certification process.

The eco-certification model provides four levels of progression- bronze, silver, gold, and platinum. Naturally, the requirements for achieving higher levels of certification are stricter. In general, the project aims for overall waste reduction practices, plastic waste being a big contributor to the general waste stream.

When it comes to plastic waste specifically, hotels at all levels of certification will be expected to collect plastic waste separately, levels above bronze will be expected to establish waste reduction practices, levels above silver will even be expected to achieve certain quantitative criteria for waste reduction.

We believe that the hotel industry has tremendous potential for positive change. A medium-sized hotel for example uses approximately 150 000 tiny bottles of just shampoo yearly. Substituting these toiletries with dispensers, using eco alternatives to amenities like corn starch combs, cardboard earbuds, etc. are just a number of suitable waste reduction alternative policies for hotels.