A case study of Rajasthan: Green practices of waste management in hotel industry of Rajasthan

Hotel industry is one of the leading industries in worldwide generating employment alongside a significant source of the foreign exchange earner for the nations. The industry is third largest foreign exchange earner for India. The global authority of travel and tourism; The world travel & tourism council (WTTC) has done a research study called “India 2019 Annual Research” which shows that travel and tourism in India contributed 9.2 percent of the GDP and generating 42.7 million jobs, in other words 8.0 percent of the total employment. This figure is expected to grow to US$ 275.2 billion in 2025. Simultaneously, the industry is facing several problems; waste generation from different departments is one of them. Food waste, housekeeping waste, sewage waste, water waste, grey water, stationary waste is some major waste produced from the hospitality industry. This paper focuses on the different types of waste and implementation of green practices of waste management to minimize their adverse effects on the environment. The resources for the paper are obtained from the field work questionnaire from hotel staff and previous research. Dispose of waste is caused adverse environmental impacts. The hotel industry can play significant role in the minimization of generation waste and can aid in sustainable development agenda. The present paper focus on the different types of waste and their adverse effect on the environment and how they can be reduced with the implementation of waste management practice in the hotel industry in Rajasthan India. The study is based on primary and secondary data both.