A Plastics Index for the Food Services Industry

Jon Ebersole
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Jon Ebersole: Les Roches-Gruyere University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland

Academica Turistica - Tourism and Innovation Journal, 2012, vol. 5, issue 2, 5-18

Abstract: Sustainability is an increasingly powerful slogan for environmental consciousness in business and commerce. For all its benefits in enabling our current living standards, the use of plastic has proven to cause significant health and environmental damage. For the tourism industry, food services are of obvious aesthetic importance and are largely marred by the use of plastic items. This article explores the growing interface between all these factors as an increasing segment of tourists bring their health and environmental awareness with them to the dinner table. A co-creative approach to addressing the mounting plastic refuse problem is proposed, with potential benefits to participants. The proposal here is simple: (1) note the plastic items at a place setting, and (2) seek a sustainable alternative.

Keywords: food services; health; plastic; pollution; sustainability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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