-The hospitality and tourism industry does not exist in a vacuum. There are very specific environmental areas that relate to this industry water pollution, noise pollution, deforestation, depletion of species, and habitants, solid waste management, recycling, and others. The entire hospitality and hospitality and tourism industry depends on one form or another of the natural environment for the energy it uses the material resources it needs, and waste disposal. The environment in turn is affected by the industry’s commercial activities.