Ambergris Caye Belize Resort Development - Department of ...

following dwelling/accommodation capacities:
- Hotel = 56 rooms (>112 person capacity)
- Hotel Suites = 18 separate structures = ( 60 person capacity )
- Beach Front Villas = 14 separate structures as duplex units = (126 person
capacity )
- Workers = 2 or 3 structure =(289 workers capacity, 0.5:1)
- Transient Visitors = 100 visitors to the site, including from neighboring
Mexico
Table 7.1: Projected Domestic Waste Production for ABR during Operational Phase.
No of Lbs per Projected Solid Projected Solid
Capita Waste Waste
Type Facility
Producers
in
per
day
Production Production
Category (ppcd) per Day (lbs) per week (lbs)
A Hotel 112 4.8 538 3,763
B Hotel Suites Type A 24 4.8 115 806
C Hotel Suites Type B 36 4.8 173 1,210
D Water Cabanas 36 4.8 173 1,210
E Beach Front Villas 126 4.8 605 4,234
F Beach Cottages 72 4.8 346 2,419
G Apartments 88 4.8 422 2,957
H Future Developments 78 4.8 374 2,621
I Owner's Club House 6 4.8 29 202
J Employee Housing 289 3.0 867 6,069
K Transient Visitors 100 3.0 300 2,100
Totals 4.5 3,941 27,590
Table 7.1 shows that at full occupancy (see chapter 4), the resort can expect to produce in
the order of 3,941 lbs (3.9 Cubic Yards) of domestic waste per day or 27,590 lbs (27.6
cubic yards) per week. Although full occupancy may never be achieved given the nature
of the development, the systems adopted for the site must have enough capacity to
accommodate the waste at full capacity continuously or otherwise it will be viewed as
potentially inadequate.
The system adopted for managing this waste must be efficient and environmentally
dependable. It should also be noted that in terms of waste management, volumes are a
more useful quantity to consider than weight. This is especially true for ABR where its
solid waste will be out by marine vessels (eg. Boats docked at the Basil Jones pier) where
space will be at a premium and cost prohibitive. This suggests that somewhere along the
line it will be in the resort’s interest to purchase a good quality compactor, however with
this the resort can take many measures to reduce its waste output and save cost.
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