May 2008
We congratulate Hotel Akumal Caribe and their LolHa Restaurant for deciding to take some major stops to go green.
This, as provided by Mario, Lol-Ha's General Manager:
We are following the steps of Xelha and Xcaret, and others in the area, in
helping as much as we can to minimize the trash and the impact that visitors
have on the wild life of the Riviera Maya. With so many visitors in the past
months, it is unbelievable the amount of trash produced from the restaurants
alone. Our Municipality does not have the resources or facilities to process
that trash properly, so we have start to eliminate the products that are
most damaging , like straws, food containers, cups to go, bleach, cleaning
chemicals, or any kind of chemicals that are not biodegradable.
We are using 100% biodegradable cleaning products for the restaurants and
hotel. We are also using, in addition to our treatment for residual waters, a
special mix of biodegradable bacteria to eliminate grease from the water
coming from the kitchens that produces a bad smell. This bacteria dies after
the water gets to the treatment areas, so if any of this water should reach
the ocean, it will not affect the reef and wildlife.
Even though we provide more than enough trash containers on the beach, we
still see trash in the mornings. This is another reason why we are no longer
using straws, and our cups to go are now biodegradable. The food containers
can be recyclable, and we will use aluminum paper to take leftover food home
instead of boxes.
Our hand towels are made of recycled paper, and our hand soap is 100%
biodegradable as well as the shampoo used in the hotel.
We also participate with the Akumal Ecological Association, CEA in their
program to recycle as much as we can, glass, plastic, batteries, paper etc.
We take part in a program called MARTI, in which we educate our employees
how not to waste valuable resources like water, energy and show them how to
recycle properly.
It is our goal to become a green property, so next time you order a drink at
the Lolha, you will get an iced tea spoon to stir your drink, and no
straws!
Thank you and saludos.
Mario
Eco-Update
Notice to our guests:
You will find a basket like the one below in each room for recycling plastic, glass and aluminum. For used batteries, we have a container at the Front Desk. Please help us with this program. The Ecological Center is collecting these items so we can all help REDUCE and REUSE!
Whenever possible we would like for you to rinse out the containers before putting them in the basket!
WE THANK YOU IN ADVANCE !
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