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THE IMPLEMENTATION AND IMPACT OF
GREEN PRACTICES IN RESTAURANTS: A
COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS
ABSTRACT Poster
RESEARCH BACKGROUND
Rising global temperature has been a serious issue. To reduce environmental impacts
such as extreme weather, it is hoped that adopting green practices in restaurants could
reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Unfortunately, the development of green practices
is slow in Hong Kong and harmful environmental impacts has increased rapidly. This
study aims to identify green attainable practices for catering businesses and provide
an insight for restaurants. CHAN WING LAM
METHODOLOGY BA (Hons) in Culinary Arts and
In this study, data was collected by creating an online survey. An URL link was Management
generated and sent via WhatsApp to spread to others. A total of 76 usable responses Department of Hospitality and Business
were collected. Excel was used to perform data analysis. Management
FINDINGS
The top three most crucial green initiatives were “use recycled, tree-free, biodegradable,
and organic products for dishware, spoons, chopsticks, containers, etc.”, “improve the OBJECTIVES
energy efficiency of lighting, refrigeration, air-conditioning, and gas appliances” and
“improve the water efficiency of toilets, taps, laundry, and sprinkler system”. The mean The purpose of this research study is
values were 5.87, 5.86, and 5.81, respectively. This information has revealed that in the to provide insights for the public to
catering business, especially in a restaurant, customers consider using environmentally encourage catering businesses to be
friendly products, and energy and water efficiency as very important policies. motivated and participate in green
practices to reduce food waste. Another
ABOUT THE INVESTIGATOR purpose is to identify which green
practices are attainable and acceptable
I am CHAN Wing Lam. My interest is watching YouTube because I feel happy. My FYP in restaurants.
supervisor is Ms Joyce WONG.
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