TITLE:
Estimation of the Solid Waste Generation and Recycling Potential of the Hotel Sector: A Case Study in Hue City, Vietnam
AUTHORS:
Le Hoang Son, Yasuhiro Matsui, Do Thi Thu Trang, Nguyen Phuc Thanh
KEYWORDS:
Waste Generation, Recycling Potential, Hotel Sector, Confidence Interval Estimation
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Environmental Protection,
Vol.9 No.7,
June
21,
2018
ABSTRACT: This study examined the solid waste generation and recycling potential of the hotel sector in Hue City, Vietnam. The authors conducted waste measurement, waste composition, and questionnaire surveys for 45 target hotels over ten consecutive days. The waste generation rates (WGRs) by rooms, beds, guests, and workers were assessed by hotel class using the following three waste categories, considering informal waste collection: general waste (GW), separated recyclables (SRe), and separated food residue (SFR). The 5-star hotels exhibited the highest WGR per room at 1.61 kg/room/day, while 1-star hotels exhibited the lowest per-room WGR (0.39 kg/room/day). Spearman Rank correlation test revealed that hotel class and per-room, per-bed, and per-guest WGRs were significantly positively correlated (p