Solid waste management in small hotels: A comparison of green and non-green small hotels in Wales

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 533-550

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

^a SUEZ CANAL UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Green Dragon Environmental Standard; small hotels; solid waste management; Wales; waste hierarchy

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH WORK; SERVICE SECTOR; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE; SOLID WASTE; STANDARD (REGULATION); WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

ARISAEMA DRACONTIUM;

EID: 84859754064     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: 17477646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669582.2011.621539     Document Type: Article

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