SUSTAINABLE FOOD WASTE MANAGEMENT IN HOTELS: CASE STUDY LANGKAWI UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK

The hotel sector is one of the key players in developing tourism industry in the islands, and contributing towards islands economy, employment opportunities and the overall development. However, food waste generated by hotels has significantly impacted the environment, social well-being and tourism economy. Sustainable food waste management practices are vital among the business operations of the hotel sector to reduce food waste and operational costs through efficient use of food resources. The aim of this paper is to examine current practice of hotel operators towards sustainable food waste management from purchasing of food resources to food wastes disposal. The data was gathered using structured and self-administered questionnaires, which involved 42 hoteliers from the island of Langkawi UNESCO Global Geopark. From the main findings, it was found that there was a lack of emphasis from the hotels on their policy related to wastage of food and unsustainable food consumption pattern by their guests. This reflects on the lack of practices towards sustainable food waste management by the hotel sector. Therefore, planning for sustainable food waste management on island hotels is essential to ensure the protection of environmental resources and to reduce the problem regarding limited capacity landfills on the islands.

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An exploratory study of food waste management practices in the UK grocery retail sector

Journal of Cleaner Production ◽

10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.07.229 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 167 ◽

pp. 1184-1194 ◽

Cited By ~ 42

Author(s):

Viachaslau Filimonau ◽

Adriano Gherbin

Keyword(s):

Waste Management ◽

Food Waste ◽

Exploratory Study ◽

Management Practices ◽

Retail Sector ◽

Waste Management Practices ◽

The Uk

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Sustainable Waste Management Practices of Food Processing Units

10.31124/advance.11955477.v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Rejani Nair

Keyword(s):

Waste Management ◽

Food Waste ◽

Food Processing ◽

Management Practices ◽

Small Scale ◽

General View ◽

Standard Management ◽

Different Types ◽

Waste Management Practices ◽

The Impact

Food waste and its accumulation are becoming a critical problem. In this context, this paper takes a look at the general view with the aim of achieving a better understanding of the different types of food waste, and tries to ponder on the required steps or standard management practices should be taken to reduce the impact of food waste burden. The study has tried to analyse the waste management practices, cost of waste management practices etc. in small scale food processing units.

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Food waste management – Survey on current trends around Erode, Tamil Nadu.

International Research Journal of Multidisciplinary Technovation ◽

10.34256/irjmtcon52 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 387-393

Author(s):

Ajeeth Pandian M ◽

Saranya S ◽

Lakshmi Rathi R ◽

Kiruthika G ◽

Anita S

Keyword(s):

Waste Management ◽

Food Waste ◽

Tamil Nadu ◽

Management Practices ◽

Land Utilization ◽

Resources Management ◽

Current Trends ◽

Single Use ◽

Waste Management Practices ◽

The Needy

Food waste plays an important role in the economy of food sectors. Apart from direct implication of feeding the needy, decreasing food waste would lead to improved land utilization and water resources management. This article is meant to bring out the food waste management practices followed in and around Erode, Tamil Nadu, and India. The study is based on surveying methodology conducted by designing a questionnaire to bring out the current methods practiced for food waste disposal in restaurants in the locality. The finding of the survey implicates a considerable reduction in the use of plastics following the ban on single use plastics through a government order.

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Solid waste management practices and their meanings in ecologically conscious households

Environment and Planning E Nature and Space ◽

10.1177/2514848620960410 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 251484862096041

Author(s):

Kirstin Munro

Keyword(s):

Waste Management ◽

Division Of Labor ◽

Management Practices ◽

Qualitative Interviews ◽

Well Being ◽

Social Needs ◽

Household Waste ◽

Environmental Harm ◽

Household Waste Management ◽

Waste Management Practices

This paper describes the household waste management practices of self-described sustainable households, focusing on the intentional actions the members of these households take to reduce environmental harm. Data from qualitative interviews about household waste management practices related to the disposal of trash, “packaging”, and recycling are analyzed using a Marxist-feminist model of household production. For the households in this study, packaging is a powerful reminder of their collusion with capital, eliciting powerful and unexpected negative reactions in interviews. At the same time, practices that involve allowing organic matter to decompose in the backyard, leaving urine unflushed, or placing human feces in the clothes washing machine or bathtub elicited few negative reactions, and recycling made people feel happy. Packaging and waste are necessary in capitalism because of the spatial division of labor and production, part of the constitutive contradiction between social needs and private production. I show how a division of labor and production that is necessary for accumulation manifests itself in an inherent antagonism toward human well-being in a discussion of the exhaustion, frustration, and conflict generated for highly ecologically oriented parents who are just trying to do their best to live a sustainable life in capitalist society despite the limits to the efficacy of these efforts.

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Sustainable Waste Management Practices of Food Processing Units

10.31124/advance.11955477 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Rejani Nair

Keyword(s):

Waste Management ◽

Food Waste ◽

Food Processing ◽

Management Practices ◽

Small Scale ◽

General View ◽

Standard Management ◽

Different Types ◽

Waste Management Practices ◽

The Impact

Food waste and its accumulation are becoming a critical problem. In this context, this paper takes a look at the general view with the aim of achieving a better understanding of the different types of food waste, and tries to ponder on the required steps or standard management practices should be taken to reduce the impact of food waste burden. The study has tried to analyse the waste management practices, cost of waste management practices etc. in small scale food processing units.

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Proper solid waste management practices implemented in Puttlam Urban Council

Proceedings of International Forestry and Environment Symposium ◽

10.31357/fesympo.v14i0.394 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 14 (0) ◽

Author(s):

Urban Council Puttlam

Keyword(s):

Waste Management ◽

Solid Waste ◽

Management Practices ◽

Solid Waste Management ◽

Waste Management Practices

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Population Growth and Waste Management in Metropolitan Lagos

The Nigerian Journal of Sociology and Anthropology ◽

10.36108/njsa/3102/11(0260) ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Femi O. Omololu ◽

Akinmayowa S. Lawal

Keyword(s):

Waste Management ◽

Population Growth ◽

Management Practices ◽

Public Private Partnership ◽

Household Waste ◽

Waste Generation ◽

Private Partnership ◽

The Public ◽

Lagos State ◽

Waste Management Practices

This paper examines the influence of population growth on waste generation in Lagos metropolis, African’s most populous urban conglomeration. Using both quantitative and qualitative methods, the study analyses the pattern of household waste disposal, collection and transportation in Lagos State. It also examines the public-private partnership strategy adopted in waste management. The findings show that population growth significantly influences waste generation and management in Lagos metropolis. As the population increased, the volume of waste generated also increased in each LGA of Lagos State. The public-private partnership strategy has been effective in managing waste, but the Lagos State Waste Management Authority oversight was adjudged as less than satisfactory. The paper concludes that intervention is needed in terms of educating the growing population of the Lagos metropolis on the best waste management practices. It highlights the need for a more efficient and effective publicprivate partnership collaboration to solve this perennial social problem.

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