The study examined the extent of solid waste recycling practices employed by hotels in Aba and Umuahia metropolises of Abia State, Nigeria. Urban cities in Nigeria face challenges with waste management and it has been discovered that hotels play major roles in generating massive quantities of solid wastes in our environment. Recycling which is an important 21st century innovation seems not to be utilized by hotels as a waste management strategy even with its numerous advantages. The objective of the study is to examine the extent hotels recycle solid wastes in major urban cities in Abia State. 434 hotel managers and heads of housekeeping department of all the registered hotels in Aba and Umuahia metropolises made up the population for the study but with 420 as valid respondents. Survey research design was adopted through the use of questionnaire. Mean distribution and standard deviations were used to analyze the research question while t-test was used to test the hypothesis formulated for the study. Findings of the study showed that hotels in Aba and Umuahia metropolis of Abia State recycle food waste to a high extent but recycle other types of solid wastes to a limited extent. Hotels are therefore advised to fully engage in unlimited recycling especially with solid wastes which are merely discarded or sold to scrap and waste buyers.
Keywords: green practices and environmental sustainability, hotel solid wastes, recycling practices
