AT THE START OF 2018,
ALL ANANTARA HOTELS &
RESORTS STOPPED USING
PLASTIC STRAWS IN ASIA. IT’S
ESTIMATED THAT THIS WILL
REDUCE UP TO 2.5 MILLION
PLASTIC STRAWS BEING
THROWN AWAY EVERY YEAR.
THIS IS AN IMPRESSIVE MOVE
BUT HAS IT BEEN AN EASY
SHIFT TO BIODEGRADABLE
AND RECYCLABLE
ALTERNATIVES? WHAT OTHER
FUTURE SUSTAINABLE
INITIATIVES DOES THE
ANANTARA HAVE PLANNED?
We do not have a choice but to shift
to biodegradables and recycling and
our guests are definitely in approval
of our efforts, whether replacing
plastic straws and bottles or using
reusable flasks as water vessels. For
energy conservation, we’ve long used
solar panels in our operations support
70 ILHA
areas and hybrid air-conditioning
units throughout the resort, and we
are using heat pumps to produce hot
water.
Thank you very much Anna-Christine
for your time and answers. For
more information about the Golden
Elephant Asian Elephant Foundation
please visit www.helpingelephants.org,
and for the Anantara Golden Triangle -
www.goldentriangle.anantara.com