A new study reveals the fact that food waste is increasing as the tourism industry is becoming more and more diverse.
According to the researchers, focusing on preventing food waste only in the traditional food service and accommodation establishments ignores the reality of growing tourist households and will stifle sustainability efforts.
“We can already see that there are savvy players in the tourism industry who have succeeded in reducing their food waste and have even managed to turn that into an asset. Yet, it is not enough for only the traditional foodservice and accommodation establishments to reduce their food waste, we need to get all tourist households on board. As the tourism sector changes, research into food waste and sustainability becomes ever more important,” said, Research Manager Juho Pesonen, University of Eastern Finland. (ANI)
