Reducing the Consumption and Disposal of Single-use Plastics in the Tourism Industry in Cyprus, Greece and Malta

About this project

<p><span style="font-size: 14px"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Six partners in <strong>Cyprus, Malta and Greece</strong> come together through the project aiming to <strong>reduce the consumption, disposal and impacts of single-use plastics (SUP) in the tourism sector</strong>. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 14px"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">We will select <strong>a sample of at least three tourist establishments</strong> per region. Then, the partners will support those samples via pilots to move to sustainable resource-efficient business models that will identify and <strong>replace commonly used SUP with environmentally friendlier and affordable alternatives</strong>. The pilot samples will be supported in replacing SUP via <strong>a bespoke free web-based decision-support tool</strong> (DST) that will be developed. The DST will present viable and available alternatives to the most commonly used SUP taking into consideration the cost and environmental impacts of each alternative across its life-cycle. </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 14px"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Following the completion of the pilots, <strong>best practise guides</strong> will be developed that will present the findings of the pilots, the impacts of plastic waste on human health and the environment, how to reduce SUP in the tourism and other sectors and what environmentally friendlier and affordable alternatives are available.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 14px"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The project is&nbsp;<strong>expected to bring about </strong><strong>change</strong><strong>&nbsp;in the coastal pilot areas</strong> in Cyprus, Greece and Malta by reducing the consumption and disposal of SUP that leak into and have detrimental impacts as litter on marine and terrestrial ecosystems.</span></span></p>

Project partners

• Heraklion Chamber of Commerce and Industry Donor project partner· Greece
• ANELIXIS DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANTS S.A. Donor project partner· Greece
• CELLOCK LTD Donor project partner· Cyprus
• AIS Environmental Donor project partner· Malta
• Cyprus Hotel Association Donor project partner· Cyprus