Managing solid waste in small hotels

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 175-190

  Radwan, Hatem R I ^a   Jones, Eleri ^a   Minoli, Dino ^a  

^a CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Green purchasing; Landfill; Local authority; Recycling; Small hotels; Solid waste; Wales; Waste hierarchy

Indexed keywords

ECOTOURISM; LANDFILL; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM MANAGEMENT; TOURIST DESTINATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

EID: 77949422383     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669580903373946     Document Type: Article

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