The opening of Sandals Emerald Bay (SEB) in 2010 on Exuma,
and the Sandals corporate commitment to EarthCheck certification provided an ideal opportunity to explore cost-effective means to
reduce solid waste, particularly the problems associated with food
waste. The largest single source of solid waste on the island of
Exuma is SEB. SEB started operations in Exuma in 2010, and purchased
a 20-year-old hotel infrastructure with outdated utilities,
thus are motivated to make cost-effective upgrades in the physical
plant. The one-year recycling initiative with SEB resortis presented
to understand the costs, challenges and barriers to more effective
solid waste disposal.