Green Globe Certified 2006

April 25, 2006, Eagle Beach – Manchebo Beach Resort & Spa celebrates this week the re-certification for the Green Globe 21 Standards. Mr. Peter Hackett of AJA Registrars conducted the certification audit and was pleased to see continuous improvements and great enthusiasm with the Manchebo Team. The continuous efforts of staff and management to fulfill the company’s vision and promise to preserve a safe and healthy environment for the Island of Aruba, it’s people and visiting guests, is surely showing great results.

The garden & beach department under the supervision of Denisi Bastos made great progress with the introduction of the plant nursery, palm leave shredder, composting and improved beach recycling programs. This operation reinforced the company’s 3-R-Policy to Reduce, Reuse & Recycle throughout the property.

Since the commencement of the Green Globe journey in 2003 the resort was able to reduce electricity consumption per guest night from 32.6 KWH in 2003 to 25.8 KWH per guest night in 2005 resulting in an effective reduction of energy consumption of over 20%. As for the water consumption the resort’s Environmental & Guest friendly water saving plans resulted in a 22% reduction in water consumption per guest night over a two year period. We encourage all resorts, companies in general and Aruban families to embrace the concept of these environmental programs as it will surely assist them in the ever-increasing electricity and water bills.

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