Hospitality Administration and Management Commons^™

Waste Management Practices Of Small Hotels In Accra: An Application Of The Waste Management Hierarchy Model, Ishmael Mensah

Journal of Global Business Insights

One of the most visible impacts of hotels on the environment is waste. Waste generated by hotels tends to have adverse impacts on the environment. There are, therefore, concerns that the proliferation of small hotels in Accra, the capital city of Ghana, could have adverse impacts on the environment since small hotels have been found to take little action to address their environmental impacts. This paper examines the waste management practices of small hotels in Accra, based on the Waste Management Hierarchy (WMH) model. A survey of 260 managers of small hotels in various parts of Accra was undertaken, employing …