Food Waste and Recycling Behaviors Among Short-Term Rental Lodgers and Hosts
26 Pages Posted: 4 Feb 2025
Abstract
Highlights• U.S. short-term rental lodgers report wasting food worth ~$12/night• This equates to more than $2.3 billion per year in the United States• Waste amounts increase with rental price and number of kids in travel party• Most survey respondents want information on handling uneaten food in rentals
Keywords: food waste, short-term rentals, peer-to-peer accommodation platforms, food consumption, recycling, Sustainable Tourism
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Roe, Brian E. and Ganbat, Sarah S. and Malhotra, Mallika, Food Waste and Recycling Behaviors Among Short-Term Rental Lodgers and Hosts. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5123678 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5123678
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