ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY:
Nibela Lake Lodge acknowledges the effects our operations have on the local and global environment and we are committed to reducing these by.
- Measure all impact on our environment and set targets for ongoing improvement
- Conserve natural resources by reducing and reusing all waste, using eco-friendly packaging and products to support a zero-waste strategy
- Raise awareness for our staff and neighbours, and enlist their support in improving on the company’s policy to conduct itself in an environmentally friendly manner
- Engaging with suppliers that have a similar policy
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Share our goals with our guests and encourage them to be mindful of our policies
- To share our goals with suppliers, staff and partners
- Commit to reducing our carbon footprint
ANNUAL GOAL:
- Continue to prevent environmental pollution, keep up to date with new policies and research to minimise consumption and waste.
Energy, Water, Waste and CO2 Initiatives
Preserve and protect- education is the key to success, by educating the current and future generation we will save our planet for the generations to come, below is a summary of our environmental strategy.
Energy Saver Status
- Switching to LED lights
- Night switches on outside lighting
- Unplugging electrics when not in use
- Killing all power to unused areas
- Pool pumps run on timers
- Converting to gas
Water Saver Status
- Recycling of greywater for irrigation
- Water catchment on all BOH areas and staff villages
- Monitoring of water leaks
- Full loads of washing
- Low volume toilet systems
Waste Efficiency Status
- Banning of plastic straws
- Using eco-friendly pizza boxes and take away boxes
- Recycling of tins and paper
- Plastic lids are recycled through the sweetheart foundation
- Food waste is turned into compost
- Plastic bags have been replaced with brown bags
Carbon Footprint Status
- Using more local suppliers to reduce carbon footprint
- Herb garden for kitchen use to minimise carbon footprint
- Fire wood is rotationally sourced
- Only trimming of branches is done for bush clearing- we move or build around trees rather than cut down
