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2022 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

1. Solid Waste Management in the Tourism Industry

Authors : Mohd Suffian Yusoff, Mohamad Anuar Kamaruddin, Mohamad Haziq Mohd Hanif, Faris Aiman Norashiddin, Abdubaki Mohamed Hussen Shadi, Lawrence K. Wang, Mu-Hao Sung Wang

Published in: Solid Waste Engineering and Management

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

Tourism can generate a lot of opportunities and income, but it also has a lot of negative environmental and health consequences. The production of municipal solid waste and wastewater is one of the most significant impacts on the environment, economy, and finances. A variety of waste sources have been identified, and it is important to understand waste generation and its compositions. However, due to climatic conditions, geography, financial constraints, planning challenges, shifting consumption habits, transient population, and seasonal variations in waste quantity and composition, waste management in tourism destinations is particularly difficult. Furthermore, because parties involved in the design, development, and administration of tourist resorts have conflicts of interest, there is sometimes a lack of enthusiasm to implement new ideas and programs. Waste minimization, recycling, mitigation, best practices, and education should be further implemented to enhance sustainability.

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Glossary
Aerobic Composting
A method of composting organic wastes that involve the use of bacteria that require oxygen. This necessitates exposing the waste to sunlight, either by turning it or pushing air into pipes that pass through it.
Bioaccumulation
Accumulation of toxic substances within living organisms contributed by the environment.
Biodegradable
A decaying process due to nature.
Biodiversity
Diversity among and within plant and animal species in an environment.
Biotic Pressure
Stress that occurs due to damage done to an organism by other living organisms.
Convention
An international agreement reached for a specific matter.
Ecotourism
Tourism directed toward exotic, often threatened, natural environments, intended to support conservation efforts and observe wildlife.
Environment Footprint
The effect that the environment received due to the consumption of natural resources and the by-product produced, such as harmful gases generated.
Extended Producer Responsibility
Environmental protection strategy that makes the manufacturer of the product responsible for the entire life cycle of the product and especially for the take-back, recycling, and final disposal of the product.
Glacier
An extended mass of ice formed from snow falling and accumulating over the years and moving very slowly.
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Measurement that seeks to capture a country’s economic output. Countries with larger GDPs will have a greater amount of goods and services generated within them and will have a higher standard of living.
Landfill
An engineered method of disposing of solid waste on land that meets most of the standard requirements, such as proper siting, comprehensive site planning, proper leachate and gas management and tracking, compaction, regular and final cover, full access control, and record-keeping.
Material Recovery Facility
A facility for manually or mechanically separating commingled recyclables. Some MRFs are planned to distinguish recyclables from mixed municipal solid waste. The recovered materials are then baled and sold by MRFs.
Pastures
Land covered with grass and other low plants.
Repercussion
An unintended consequence of an event or action, especially an unwelcome one.
Snowlines
The altitude in a particular place above which come snow remains on the ground throughout the year.
Solid Waste
Any material that is discarded.
Vacuum Collection System
An automated waste collection system which conveys waste by air suction from individual buildings through a network of pipes to a central location for collection.
VOC
Volatile organic compound. Gases that are emitted from certain solids or liquids that may have short- and long-term health effects.
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Metadata
Title
Solid Waste Management in the Tourism Industry
Authors
Mohd Suffian Yusoff
Mohamad Anuar Kamaruddin
Mohamad Haziq Mohd Hanif
Faris Aiman Norashiddin
Abdubaki Mohamed Hussen Shadi
Lawrence K. Wang
Mu-Hao Sung Wang
Copyright Year
2022
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-96989-9_1