Develop Macau as a Sustainable Tourism Destination in terms of Hotel industry

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Year
Domestic waste
(tonnes)
Commercial & industrial
waste (tonnes)
Construction
waste (m
3
)
2002
146642 46308 244930
2003
154067 46019 349090
2004
154527 51508 583380
2005
162131 55456 1294863
2006
167743 55915 1971003
2007
174452 68786 3118253
2008
179464 75263 1939390
Table 3.2.5
From the above figures, it is obvious that construction waste observe a significant increase throughout these
7 years. This is mainly due to the large number of hotels and casino constructions in Macau and the construction wastes reaches as high as 3,118,253
min. This is causing severe damage to the environment and also gives pressure to Macau’s waste handling capacity.
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Macau Statistics and Census Service (2002-2008). Environmental Statistics.

DSEC – Research Competition Developing Macau as a sustainable tourism destination in terms of hotel industry.
14 On the other hand, as shown in Table 3.2.6, the liquid waste also encounters an increase since the opening of new hotels and casinos
(Macau Statistic and Census Service, 2002-2008)
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. This causes water pollution to the nearby sea and to the environment.

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