Ambergris Caye Belize Resort Development - Department of ...

Development Issue Option #1
&
Justifications
(Chosen Option)
Solid Waste Chosen Option Separation
of the Waste into its
Organic and Inorganic
Components…Composting
Organics Using ‘Earth
Tub’…Inorganic
Component to be Further
Separated into Combustible
and Non-combustible
Components…Combustible
Component is to be
Incinerated On-Site…The
Non-Combustible
Component is to be
Tagged, Bagged, Stored
and Transported
Intermittently to the San
Pedro Landfill Site : Most
environmentally sound
option given reduction of
organic waste to form that
does not attract feral
animals or household
pests…Carting inorganic
waste away eliminates
habitat for breeding of
insect pests and interaction
of plastics with sea turtles
and other marine animals.
Energy Generation Chosen Option Entails Use
of Diesel Generators
Supplemented by Solar
Sources and Wind
Generators: The
supplementing of the
primary diesel generator
with rainwater catchment
and wind generators
reduces the reliance on
fossils fuel and internal
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Option #2
&
Justifications
Burning and Burial
of Wastes on the
Caye: Burning and
burial of wastes
would result in
significant aerial,
aesthetic and
ecological impacts.
Diesel Generators:
Diesel generators
alone as the source
of energy for the
facilities entails
heavier cost on the
environment in
terms of increased
use of fossil fuel,
air pollution and
noise pollution.
Option #3
&
Justifications
(Non-
Development)
Non-Development
Option: This is untenable
given the
volume of garbage
that would
accumulate over
time and the fact
that a development
of this magnitude
would not be able
to sustain over time
with this strategy.
Non-Development
Option: The nondevelopment
is
untenable since the
project cannot
proceed without
energy generation
…This is especially
relevant given the
fact that the area is
beyond the -