Food Waste and Recycling Behaviors Among Short-Term Rental Lodgers and Hosts

26 Pages Posted: 4 Feb 2025

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Brian E. Roe

Ohio State University (OSU) - Department of Agricultural, Environmental & Development Economics

Sarah S. Ganbat

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Mallika Malhotra

affiliation not provided to SSRN

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

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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