REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE & RE-INVENT

The 4 R’s are a mindset that, when adopted by all areas of an organization, can have a substantial positive impact on the environment. At Amelia, we have adopted the following initiatives:

• Buying our perishable and non-perishable supplies in bulk when feasible
• Purchasing items that are made with recycled materials
• Dining outlets donate excess food to Second Harvest Food Bank and a Fernandina Beach church that houses the homeless
• Recycle ink and toner cartridges
• Create scratch notepads for staff use from discarded paper before it is recycled
• Monthly Resort Guide, formerly printed and mailed, is now distributed electronically
• Provide website Ecards for staff, client and guest use to communicate with vendors, clients and friends and family, respectively
• Marketing campaigns via bulk mail have been replaced with electronic distribution
• Resort-wide recycling program is in place for newspaper, plastic, glass and aluminum.
• Guests are encouraged to participate in recycling via in-room receptacles and property-wide recycling containers located in our conference centers and locations accessible to resort guests, owners and the public
• Recycling program was expanded to include homes and condos located on the Amelia Island Plantation property, resulting in tons recycled monthly
• Recycled paper is used for resort printing
• Dining outlets use take out containers made from corn or potato products
• Project Planet linen and towel “reuse versus replace” program
• Electronic devices are recycled on a quarterly basis for staff, resort operations and owners and residents of Amelia Island Plantation

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