This paper intends to present an overview of current practice in food waste management and problem associated with improper waste Management. Hotels industry in Tanzania, in recent years, has been a major consistent force behind the tremendous growth in GDP. However, hotels are major consumers of resources hence contribute heavily towards the waste generation, as compared to others. The New trend of Go green strategies like recycling or convert waste in another economical way can provide a great benefit to hotel industry not only in Coastal hotels but the country at large. While there has been some research on environment sustainability in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry in Tanzania and elsewhere, the issue of food waste Management in Coastal Hotels has not identified the best Practice in food waste management. Presently, there are improper waste management practices in Hotel industry. The main objective of the study was to identify opportunities and challenges of food waste management in coastal hotels in Tanzania. The research used both qualitative and quantitative methods whereas data were analyzed by statistical package for social sciences (SPSS), data collection was done through interviews and structured questionnaires. Interviews involved Coastal hotels from three different locations namely Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar and Tanga regions in Tanzania with a sample of 100 respondents. The findings in this research are optimistic to address the proper management of food waste which can lead to higher profitability for hotel and save environmental pollution. Lastly the researcher recommended for the Government, hotel stakeholders and individuals as a whole to be more creative and innovative to come up with different methodologies on how they can change these food waste challenges to be opportunities so as to reduce and manage waste for the conducing environment.
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