{"id":1495,"date":"2023-09-28T20:58:47","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T01:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exploraverde.co\/?post_type=blog&p=1495"},"modified":"2023-12-22T15:48:23","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T20:48:23","slug":"sustainability-at-the-refuge","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/exploraverde.co\/en\/blog\/sostenibilidad-en-el-refugio\/","title":{"rendered":"LEARN ABOUT OUR ECO-ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES \ud83c\udf31\u267b\ufe0f"},"content":{"rendered":"

During these years, together with our guests, customers, partners, family and friends<\/strong>We have been working hard to leave a great legacy and we want to leave a great native forest, where birds feel free and at home, where other species walk happily and find a small green lung that allows them to feel that it is also their home. REFUGE<\/strong>Do you want to be part of this lung?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We also have other measures. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Why do we NOT iron the sheets?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n


To stop ironing a sheet is equivalent to planting seven trees and absorbing carbon dioxide from seven automobiles. We contribute to maintaining a good environment.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Why do we NOT sell beverages in plastic bottles?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n


Overconsumption of pets and mismanagement of plastic waste is a growing threat, causing landfills to overflow, clogging river flows and endangering marine ecosystems.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Why don't we offer AMENITIES?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n


Excessive consumption of AMENITIES<\/strong>The use of the product, causes overexploitation of soil, water, air and other resources, thus generating the depletion of natural resources. Since it is not reusable and is discarded by each guest that enters. Millions of tons of non-reusable plastic containers are discarded every year, in addition to the waste of cleaning products that are not consumed in their entirety by each guest in a single night.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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We separate usable waste. How do we do it?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The materials that we separate from waste and that are subsequently usable are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PAPER AND CARDBOARD:<\/strong> boxes, envelopes, magazines, newspapers, brochures, tetra packs.
PLASTICS:<\/strong> bottles, lids, paper, disposable tableware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

METALS<\/strong>canned food, beverage cans, deodorants, keys, household appliances.
GLASS<\/strong>: Bottles \/ BATTERIES \/ ELECTRONIC WASTE \/ MEDICINES<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

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which we delivered to the Institution BANCALIMENTS<\/strong>The project, which has a great social impact, through waste collection and recycling, feeds many people without the need for money. With the help of several companies and families from the municipality and the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The material ORGANIC<\/strong> we compost it, it returns to mother earth, converted into fertilizer to give life again. We apply the system of SILVA BIODIGESTER BALE<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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We support community tourism initiatives. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since we arrived to the territory we have traveled, walked and explored it, always hand in hand with the local communities, respecting their place, knowledge, wisdom and also willing to contribute to their development. That is why all our TOURS are community based.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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We support initiatives of local producers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n


Wines and Craft Beers, Organic Coffee, Cocoa, Handicrafts, Vegetable production in nearby farm gardens, milk, eggs and cheese fresh from the farm. In this way we boost the local small-scale economy, help to reduce the carbon footprint in transportation from Bogota and make the guest eat healthy.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Every day we do something for the ENVIRONMENT, we have planted more than 1,500 native trees and we continue... Get to know our ECO-ENVIRONMENTAL measures <\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":2513,"parent":0,"template":"","categorias-del-blog":[60],"class_list":["post-1495","blog","type-blog","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categorias-del-blog-sostenibilidad"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/exploraverde.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog\/1495","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/exploraverde.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/exploraverde.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/blog"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exploraverde.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/exploraverde.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categorias-del-blog","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exploraverde.co\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categorias-del-blog?post=1495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}