Food Waste and Recycling in Qatar - a study on the Hotel Sector

The problem this research identified was the unavailability of data and information much needed for policy recommendation addressing recycling of different materials, including Food Waste, in the hotel industry in Qatar. This research study was set up to primarily achieve a threefold goal. First, explore the current practices within the Hotel Industry in Qatar regarding recycling of waste materials including food. The survey was followed by in depth interviews that took place during the months of June, July and August of 2015. Second, search and retrieve all related and available (i.e. as of December 2015) national strategies, rules, laws and policies that are regulating or in position to play a guiding role to waste management in Qatar. Third, examine the effect of awareness on Food Waste reduction. To achieve this goal, the full population of open and operating hotels was surveyed followed by in-depth interviews and an experiment that measured the effect of awareness on Food Waste reduction in one hotel during the month of Ramadan 2015.