In March 2012 the Coral Coast Hotel Association launched their “No Plastic – That’s Fantastic” campaign on the Coral Coast. Over 20,000 eco-friendly shopping bags were distributed to the school children in the Nadroga/ Navosa provinces.
In partnership with the Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Education, Sigatoka Council and the Retailers Association, the hoteliers are determined to rid the Coral Coast and surrounding provinces of plastic bags.
The campaign involves poster competitions, Cleanest School competition, oratory competitions and music and dance competitions.
Fundamentally, the whole idea is based on the distribution of eco-friendly shopping bags to all households and school children on the Coral Coast so that when people go shopping, the goods they purchase are placed in their shopping bags rather than plastic bags. The whole concept is based on the Coral Coast becoming a plastic-free zone.
The campaign is supported by the Cleanest Village, Greenest Retailer and Greenest Market Vendor.
All guests visiting the Outrigger on the Lagoon – Fiji resort currently receive a complimentary shopping bag upon check-in to use when they go shopping and also go on day tours!
THE Coral Coast has taken the bold step of banning the use of plastic bags from its hotels with the launching of the “No Plastic – That’s Fantastic” initiative at the Outrigger On the Lagoon in Sigatoka yesterday.
Outrigger On the Lagoon Resort general manager, and Coral Coast Hotel Association President, Peter Hopgood said the campaign would ensure plastic bags were a thing of the past for the people of Sigatoka. “It is imperative that we reduce the number of plastic bags given by retailers,” he said.
Mr Hopgood said with the help of the Sigatoka Town Council, an edict to all retailers in Sigatoka would be sent out to stop the use of plastic bags and encourage shoppers to bring their own shopping bags.
“The message is quite clear, when you go to the shops take your shopping bags with you so that the retailer can place the goods directly into your shopping bag and negate the need for a plastic bag,” he said.
Mr Hopgood said his resort was also taking the extra step to issue eco-bags to guests as they enter the hotel.
“We will encourage them to use their shopping bags when going on shopping tours into Sigatoka and at the retail outlets within the resort.”
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