How These Luxury Hotels in Bali are Reducing Waste - AFAR
"Perched on limestone cliffs about a 15-minute drive from Jimbaran Bay, this EarthCheck-certified cliffside resort of 65 pool villas emphasizes Indonesian materials and self-sufficiency—lava-rock-topped bamboo roofs, reintroduced native trees, and extensive organic gardens—and operates a meticulous Sustainability Lab in repurposed shipping containers where drinking water is bottled on-site via reverse osmosis and waste is sorted with exceptional specificity. Guests can join complimentary behind-the-scenes tours led by a regenerative tourism consultant or book a paid Journey to Sustainability that includes a sambal-making class and a family-style Indonesian lunch; practical circular-economy measures convert bamboo toothbrushes into filling for staff beanbags, toilet-paper cores into recycled paper through a local skills center, wine bottles into glassware, worn golf-cart tires into playground features or sandals via a footwear partner, and broken umbrella fabric into community-made tote bags. Leftover bar ingredients are routed to local farms or distilled into an in-house artisanal spirit, and the overall program makes on-property dining, spa treatments, and guest experiences feel materially regenerative rather than wasteful." - Kathryn Romeyn
