Food composting for the sustainable hotel industry

The hospitality industry is making its comeback after the COVID-19 pandemic. This return has brought new trends to the sector. Nowadays, tourists demand that hotels be more eco-friendly or “greener”, along with Indonesia’s own commitments to meeting Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 12), and putting Indonesia’s own circular economy concept into practice. With this demand for eco-friendliness, the sector must keep sustainability and environmental responsibilities in mind. The purpose of this research is to introduce the Balinese concept of teba, a place traditionally reserved behind a home to process food waste into fertilizer or compost. Whether this can be a suitable method of food waste disposal for the hospitality industry. The data analysis technique used a mock up derived from a literature study. The result of this study is that the hospitality industry can meet Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 12) by applying this circular economy concept to its operations.