ECO tips
What can you do?
It all starts with taking your own responsibility. Here are our tips, very easy to integrate in your life. :
- call the environmental police whenever you see someone spoiling nature. (phone: 917)
- Be aware what you buy, check where it’s produced and how it’s packaged.
- Use LED lights. LED lights consume less energy and last longer. You can buy them at
Bright Tech Solutions N.V, F.D. Rooseveltweg (Dupont Shopping Plaza 307E)
- Buy fair trade and organic products
- Minimalize the use of plastic (bags). Take you own bag also to Chinese snack or toko
- Re-use you plastic bottle, we have great tab water at Curacao
- Re-print you paper
- Invest in higher quality printer to prevent buying cartridges too often.
- Hand in your reprinted paper at Van Rumpt Recycling,
Heintje Kool, Kaya Tuti Fruti 1. Tel: 560369 - Call “KringKoop” for stuff you don’t want anymore and still works. Tel 465 2661
- Install cisterns and construct “Green”, ask for professional advice
f.e: Bringing cisterns back to Curacao Architecture - Report illegal dumping (phone: 917).
- Get you Alu recycling bin at GreenForce.
www.greenforcecuracao.com or call Timo Brouwer Tel: 5281064
How can you help?
- Become a volunteer at Carmabi and SUC (Stichting Uniek Curacao)
- Assist with clean-ups. Check the Curacao Environmental Calendar 2010
- Plant a tree for only Naf 150-, info: Carmabi
- Adopt an area and sponsor sustainable development.
Info: ellemieke@wannago-outdoors.com
