1. Drivers of plate waste at buffets: A comprehensive conceptual model based on observational data and staff insights
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Bettina Grün, Emil Juvan, Sara Dolnicar, and Petra Zabukovec Baruca
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bepress|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Psychology|Other Psychology ,101018 Statistik ,Sociology and Political Science ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Sustainable tourism ,Geography, Planning and Development ,Observation ,Plate waste ,502040 Tourism research ,SocArXiv|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Sociology|Environmental Sociology ,SocArXiv|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Sociology ,bepress|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Sociology|Tourism ,bepress|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Environmental Studies ,bepress|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Sociology|Place and Environment ,Marketing ,GV1-1860 ,media_common ,bepress|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Psychology ,101018 Statistics ,Food waste ,digestive, oral, and skin physiology ,Plate waste, Food waste, Sustainable tourism, Observation ,502040 Tourismusforschung ,Recreation. Leisure ,bepress|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Sociology ,SocArXiv|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Environmental Studies ,Intervention (law) ,Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management ,bepress|Social and Behavioral Sciences ,Conceptual model ,SocArXiv|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Sociology|Consumers and Consumption ,Observational study ,SocArXiv|Social and Behavioral Sciences ,Business ,SocArXiv|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Psychology ,SocArXiv|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Psychology|Other Psychology ,Tourism - Abstract
The harmful tourist behaviour of taking a lot of food from a buffet, but not eating it all, remains under-researched. This study gains key insights into drivers of plate waste. Observational data show that: dinner buffets are worse than break-fast buffets; the latest breakfast serving time is worse than the earliest; high-end breakfast buffets are worse than budget buffets. The first meal a guest eats at a hotel and the presence of children also lead to more plate waste. Staff offer consistent and plausible explanations for these observations, resulting in a comprehensive model of drivers of plate waste. This model offers a basis for intervention development to reduce plate waste and by so doing minimise environ-mental damage caused by the tourism industry.
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- 2021