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Plastic Free Laos
Creation of the Plastic Free Laos Certification and development of local auditing and support team.
Plastic Free Laos was created to address the consumption of single-use plastic in tourism and hospitality businesses in the region as part of the RELATED project.
TWP created detailed handbooks for accommodation and hospitality providers, supported the creation of the requirements to meet the Plastic Free Laos standard and delivered Train the Trainer workshops in the destination in 2019.
I have had the good fortune to work closely with Travel without Plastic in our collaboration in Laos. Travel without Plastic helped us develop the Plastic Free Laos Label for hospitality businesses. As a certification scheme, the Plastic Free Laos Label provides guidelines and serves as an incentive to assist hotels and restaurants to reduce their single use plastic consumption.
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The work that Travel without Plastic has delivered is of excellent quality. I was impressed their deep understanding of the hospitality sector and their extensive experience in sustainability as well as health and safety. These assets make their recommendations and solutions highly practical and relevant to hospitality businesses in Laos.
The implementation handbooks for hotels and restaurants are exceptionally comprehensive with engaging illustrations. The monitoring tool and communication materials are well designed. The Plastic Free Laos Label is currently managed by our local partner with regular exchanges with the Travel Without Plastic experts.
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Nguyen Phuong Thuy (Ms.), Laos-German Development Cooperation