Sustainability

Anthony’s Key Resort has been certified as 100% AWARE per PADI’s environmental initiative, Project Aware. This certification means that we regularly participate in underwater clean-ups of the Roatan area and encourage our guests to do the same. We also offer the Project Aware specialty course to our PADI-certified guests. This class educates visitors on the many ways that divers can help protect the ocean each time they go out.

Every day, millions of gallons of water are used to wash towels and sheets used only once. As part of our commitment to reducing our water and electricity consumption, we change bed linens and towels every third day and again upon check-out. We also ask our guests to reuse towels during their stay at the resort. We know that small changes like these can have significant results in the long term.

We understand the connection between proper wastewater systems, the environment, and our reefs.  From each bungalow and building at Anthony’s Key Resort, wastewater is collected in a series of self-contained tanks. From each tank, wastewater is pumped to a Bio-Microbics plant.  The Bio-Microbics plant has three chambers, one each for settling, aerobic treatment, and clarification. Wastewater in the aerobic portion is pumped with bacterial media, and the treated water, rich in nitrogen and phosphorous, is used to irrigate the gardens on the property.

Single-use plastic items are not purchased by or sold at the resort. That means you won’t find plastic bags, bottles, coffee stirrers, straws, or other common single-use plastic items here. These items are the most significant contributors to the eight million metric tons of plastic waste that impact our oceans each year. We ask our guests to carry a reusable water bottle or to drink from a cup. The water throughout the resort is treated and safe for consumption, and we provide filtered water fountains throughout the property. At the bar, we offer stainless steel straws and paper straws.

To further reduce single-use plastic, we equip all guest room baths with bulk dispensers for liquid bath amenities, which housekeeping refills from larger containers. This initiative was implemented in 2012 to help minimize the waste associated with individually packaged bath amenities commonly used in hotels around the world.