Recently, Shangri-La’s Sanya Resort & Spa, Hainan’s executive committee (ExCom) and staff volunteers gathered together at the resort’s boot camp at 5 p.m. for the launch of its composting station. 

As a resort, Shangri-La’s Sanya Resort & Spa, Hainan has a lot of advantages in building this composting station – a massive grassy area, leaves from the garden, egg shells from the kitchen, loam from Shang Garden, a great location to store the composting boxes and the willingness of its colleagues to preserve the environment.  

Composting is a way to turn organic waste into organic fertiliser, which would not only benefit society and the environment, but also provide nutrient-rich fertiliser at low cost.  

Firstly, colleagues from engineering explained to the volunteers how the composting box works and what needs to be done.  Afterwards, the ExCom members and volunteers began to work, wearing the gloves and masks prepared by the Engineering Department.  The first step was to break down all the materials.  The second step was to mix them together and then adjust the water. The volunteers then mixed the materials well and placed them into the compost boxes for the biological process.  The composted manure is expected to be ready for use in 15 days.