What gets measured gets managed – Or does it? Connection between food waste quantification and food waste reduction in the hospitality sector
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عنوان ژورنال: Resources, Conservation & Recycling: X
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2590-289X
DOI: 10.1016/j.rcrx.2019.100021