Sustainable Tourism Programme
The Global Tourism Plastics Initiative
It’s time for tourism to take on plastic pollution
The Global Tourism Plastics Initiative unites the tourism sector behind a common vision to address the root causes of plastic pollution. It enables businesses, governments, and other tourism stakeholders to take concerted action, leading by example in the shift towards circularity in the use of plastics.
It’s time for tourism to take on plastic pollution
The Global Tourism Plastics Initiative unites the tourism sector behind a common vision to address the root causes of plastic pollution. It enables businesses, governments, and other tourism stakeholders to take concerted action, leading by example in the shift towards circularity in the use of plastics.
A systemic approach to plastic pollution
Eliminate
All problematic and unnecessary plastic items.
Innovate
Ensure that all other plastics are reusable, recyclable, or compostable.
Circulate
To keep plastic in the economy and out of the environment.
Tourism’s plastic pollution problem
Plastic pollution is one of the major environmental challenges of our time, and tourism has an important role to play in contributing to the solution. Much of the plastic used in tourism is made to be thrown away and often can’t be recycled, leading to large amounts of pollution.
Tourism’s plastic pollution problem
Plastic pollution is one of the major environmental challenges of our time, and tourism has an important role to play in contributing to the solution. Much of the plastic used in tourism is made to be thrown away and often can’t be recycled, leading to large amounts of pollution.
Tourism can be part of the solution
The Global Tourism Plastics Initiative is an opportunity for tourism companies, destinations, associations and NGOs to step forward as global leaders addressing the root causes of plastic pollution.
It’s time for tourism to take on plastic pollution
The Global Tourism Plastics Initiative unites the tourism sector behind a common vision to address the root causes of plastic pollution. It enables businesses, governments, and other tourism stakeholders to take concerted action, leading by example in the shift towards circularity in the use of plastics.
