Costa Rica: Guanacaste, Flamingo Beach Resort and Spa – Color Your Family Vacation Green. 
Earth friendly describes Costa Rica so it is not surprising to find a commitment to environmental sustainability in combination with a family friendly atmosphere at Flamingo Beach Resort and Spa.
Enjoy a complimentary yoga lesson; play a game of beach volleyball; take salsa lessons. They are all part of the daily guest activities program. Pick up a in the lending library and leave a book you have finished for another guest to enjoy. Enjoy an organic natural clay treatment at Serenity Spa. This treatment uses 100% organic clay that is found in the rainforest.
Making your family vacation greener is easy. Ultimately we all have to share the planet and the responsibility for it. Even the smallest efforts help offset your vacation’s our carbon footprint on planet Earth.
• Use bath towels and beach towels more than once.
• Use all the complimentary bath amenities before tossing them out.
• Turn off the air conditioning and lights when leaving your guest room.
• Do not leave your electronic gadgets charging in your room while out enjoying the beach all day.
• Don't waste food. Less wasted food means reduced landfill use, less soil depletion.
How green will your resort vacation be? Flamingo Beach Resort has set earth friendly policies in place. For example: All of the products used in our housekeeping, food & beverage and laundry departments are biodegradable and certified as environmentally safe. They do not use any abrasive products that contain acids or bleach, and all paints are 100% lead-free. Before any garbage leaves our premises for the local landfill, all contents are completely sifted and any recyclable bags, bottles, cans and other plastic and/or metal products are separated for recycling. They have reduced use of plastic bags and other non-biodegradable packaging materials and we reuse paper products and construction materials as much as feasible.
Energy use. The Resort works diligently to save energy in a number of important ways including the use of biodiesel fuel derived from cooking oil used in the kitchen, the installation and use of low-energy consumption lamps, light bulbs and appliances, and judicious use of washers, dryers and hot water heaters.
Water use. Water is one of the most precious resources in the dry, tropical forest, so they work particularly hard to maximize water savings through flow meters and pressure control, and carefully treat our wastewater at our own treatment plant that meets the highest international environmental standards and is constantly monitored and tested to improve water quality. They recycle this cleaned and treated wastewater for use in our garden sprinkler system. And as part of ongoing efforts toward increased sustainability, they are continually training and motivating staff to develop and maintain a strong environmental conscience at all levels of the organization.
Community connections. Assisting local communities is an important part of the commitment to creating a better world. For example, they collaborate closely with CEPIA Association-a non-profit organization that seeks to promote health, education, sports and culture for children and teenagers from low-income families in Guanacaste's coastal communities-by providing food, supplies, meeting and banquet spaces for a variety of their sponsored events. Flamingo Beach Resort fully supports the community organizations of Brasilito, Potrero, Cartagena, Huacas, Villareal, Santa Rosa, La Garita and assists with their fundraisers and a wide-range of cultural events. The Resort also provides supplies, construction materials, furniture and equipment and other forms of assistance to schools and churches in all of these nearby towns and villages.
Location on the planet: Flamingo Beach Resort & Spa, Playa Flamingo Santa Cruz, Guanacaste Costa Rica. Toll-free 1-877-450-3507, 011-506-2-654-4444 or
www.resortflamingobeach.com
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