Assessment of Environmental Standard Compliance by Hotels in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria

Abstract

Environmental compliance is designed to protect the environment with laws, regulations and codes. In recent years, environmental concerns have led to a significant increase in the number and scope of compliance imperatives across all global regulatory environments. This study therefore assessed hotel compliance to environmental standards in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria using appropriate standard techniques with fifty (50) selected hotels. Data obtained show that environmental standard compliance level was 4.48±0.5, while materials/items re-use was 4.28±0.88 and certification was 3.68±0.96 on a scale of 10.0. The investigation concluded that hotels compliance to environmental standards are low due to high cost of permit and lack of awareness on the environmental standard available in the study area.