Reduction of food waste generation in the hospitality industry

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 132, Issue , 2016, Pages 129-145

  Pirani, Sanaa I ^a   Arafat, Hassan A ^a  

^a KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Carbon footprint; Food waste; Hospitality sector; Materials flow analysis; Sustainability; United Arab Emirates

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; CARBON FOOTPRINT; HOTELS; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CURRENT STATUS; FOOD WASTE; HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY; HOSPITALITY SECTOR; MATERIALS FLOW ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; PREDICTION ACCURACY; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

EID: 84939132248     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.07.146     Document Type: Article

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