Yum Balisi Sustainable Luxury Resort - Department of Environment

waste with 20 percent of the waste being domestic waste produced by the day-to-day living
requirements of the construction crew.
In the operational phase it is projected that almost the entire amount of waste generated can
be classified as domestic solid waste since very little maintenance and construction waste
will be generated during this phase. Taking into consideration the fragility and ecological
sensitive nature of the area, the only option available for an acceptable management of the
Yum Balisi’s solid waste is to compact and properly temporarily store inorganic nonbiodegradable
waste in a 20’ x 20’ chain-linked Central Collection Center (waste
management area) located downwind and approximately 50 yards from the nearest structure
for later transportation to the Dangriga Municipal disposal site.
On-site treatment of compostable organic matter will be done using the “Earth Tub“, a
composting system with a processing capacity of 40 – 200 pounds of biomass per day, per
system. This system is ideal considering the current national occupancy rate of Belize. This
composting system will be located in an enclosed 20’x 15” feet area adjacent to the Central
Collection Center. Papers, cardboards, and plastics could be permitted to be treated by
incineration in equipment designed for this purpose.
The final disposal option for solid waste on the island should form part of a more integrated
solid waste management plan that incorporates measures to reduce, reuse, and recycle the
domestic solid waste from the day –to-day operations of the facility.
Transportation
Land based transportation during the construction phase will be limited to the movement of
materials between the shore base and the docking facility located within PC2 pond or Pier 1.
Material will be transported by barge and two 25ft – 35ft Pelican service vessels from Big
Creek, Hopkins/Sittee Point, or Commerce Bight to this small offloading facility. In the
operational phase, the marine transportation activities of the proposed development will
involve movement of water vessels primarily between the nearby coastal communities of
Hopkins, Placencia, Big Creek, Dangriga, and Fisherman’s Caye. Tourist or visitors to the
island will be transported from the company’s shore base located in Hopkins to the island in
water crafts of 35- 60 feet in length.
Environmental Impact Assessment –November 2010
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