CERTIFICATION SUSTAINABLE TOURISM (CST)
COMPOSTABLE & REUSEABLE PRODUCTS
In our constant effort to cooperate with our environment, Villa Caletas has decided to replace foam and plastic containers, used for butter, mayonnaise and some other products consumed daily by our guests, and go back to our reusable sugar pots, butter dishes, etc. These polluting materials, despite its benefits like dampness resistance and its easy handling, have a huge negative impact in human health and the environment, due to more than a century of decomposition period, not being biodegradable. These products are also fatal for the marine fauna, and they segregate toxic substances causing damages to human beings.
Because all of the above, we work for the introduction of new compostable packages, made from palm fiber and natural oil from the same palm, this is a 100% friendly option to the environment, reducing contamination and degrading in less than 90 days, transforming itself in a natural fertilizing. This looses small amounts of CO2, penetrating into the ground as nutrients, water and humus. We also use reusable containers and put soap, shampoo and conditioner dispensers in every room and public area, to eliminate the use of small plastic bottles. We think this is the best way to motivate our guests to participate in our environmental conservation project..
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