Where Does Your Waste Go?

Waste management isn’t just a necessity here on Lady Elliot Island, it’s a finely tuned system designed to harmonise with the island’s delicate ecosystem. The resort embraces a circular approach to waste and ensures that waste generated by our guests and operations is managed responsibly inside the UNESCO World Heritage Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.

War on Waste

Let’s eliminate waste! Become a part of a recycling revolution at Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort. Recycling stations around the resort separate recyclables from general waste, allowing our guests to contribute to the resort’s recycling initiatives. Glass, plastic, and aluminium are sent to the mainland to be transformed into valuable resources, reducing landfill impact, and
preserving the pristine beauty of the surrounding reef.

Single Use Plastics

In 2012 Lady Elliot Island was the first island on the Great Barrier Reef to eliminate selling single-use plastic water bottles in the Resort which was another step forward in reducing our environmental footprint.

Reusable bottles are available to guests (at a small fee) that can be filled from drinking fountains located around the resort or from taps in their rooms (cups are also available). The water produced on the island is pure desalinated seawater with no additives. The extracting, packaging and transporting of a litre of bottled water can emit hundreds of times more greenhouse gases than a litre of tap water, so not only are we reducing the number of bottles but also helping to save the environment. Make sure to grab yourself an ‘Eco Warrior’ drink bottle and follow the motto Reduce, Reduce & Recycle by eliminating single-use plastic from your daily life!

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