This generation’s notion in adopting an environmentally sensitive approach in consumer products has introduced eco-friendly alternatives to plastic straws, bags, and utensils. But the fundamental issue here goes deeper than what’s fashionable or “in” and it needs to be immediately addressed.
The alarming number of marine animals who die or get injured because of plastic trash has moved Discovery Shores Boracay and Club Paradise Palawan into establishing their own Corporate Social Responsibility or CSR initiative called the “EcoConserve” program. From small practices like the replacement of plastic straws with paper or metal ones, the use of refillable pumps for the bath amenities, to bigger and more long-term applications like the installation of a more sustainable source of drinking water, both resorts committed to welling care for the environment.
This 2019, Discovery Shores Boracay and Club Paradise Palawan have invested in the Eco-Pure Water Bottling System that transforms tap water into clean drinking water. The resulting Eco Pure water is pure and safe for drinking and comes in either still or sparkling.
The Eco-Pure water is elegantly packaged in hygienic glass bottles that sterilized before and after use. Once the water in the plastic bottle is consumed, it takes 700 years for one PET plastic bottle to decompose.
According to several studies published in www.gogreen.org, the production of plastic water bottles requires up to 17 million barrels of oil each year, enough to maintain up to one million cars fueled for an entire year. It also uses energy that can power 190,000 homes, not to mention three times the amount of water needed in the production of one plastic water bottle.
Last year, both resorts consume an average of 12,542 bottles of water per month. Using the Eco-Pure water system will eliminate the use of plastic bottles, which can save both resorts and the environment 150,504 plastic bottles in one year.
To learn more about the resorts’ green initiatives, visit www.discoveryshoresboracay.com or call (632) 7720.8888 for Discovery Shores Boracay. For Club Paradise Palawan visit www.clubparadisepalawan.com or call (632) 7719.6971.
Discovery Shores Boracay and Club Paradise Palawan are owned by The Discovery World Corporation and managed by the Discovery Hospitality Corporation.
