On the Fourth Anniversary of Atlantis Atlas Project, Atlantis Dubai Celebrates Successful Elimination of Single-use Plastic Water Bottles Across the Destination
In celebration of the fourth anniversary of the Atlantis Atlas Project, Atlantis Dubai proudly announces the complete elimination of single-use plastic water bottles across the entire destination - a major achievement in its ongoing sustainability journey. Launched in 2021, the Atlantis Atlas Project is the resort's long-term commitment to operating responsibly and creating a lasting positive impact for both people and the planet. The initiative is structured around four key pillars - Responsible Operations, Conservation & Animal Welfare, Education & Awareness, and People & Culture - and continues to drive meaningful, measurable progress across each.As part of this commitment, Atlantis Dubai's latest milestone has resulted in the annual elimination of approximately 3.7 million single-use plastic water bottles. This has been made possible through the installation of 18 filtered, chilled water dispensers across pool and beach areas and Aquaventure World, providing drinking water to both guests and colleagues. Additionally, the resort's on-site water bottling plant, launched in 2022, currently produces almost 5,000L of filtered water daily. Filled in glass, reusable bottles, the plant services rooms, suites, selected restaurants, event spaces and banquet operations with filtered drinking water, further reinforcing the resort's ongoing efforts to reduce single-use plastic waste at scale.The elimination of single-use plastic water bottles is just one of many actions driven by the Atlantis Atlas Project. Another such example is Atlantis Dubai's partnership with UAE-based Seafood Souq - the region's first platform dedicated to transparency in seafood supply chain, enabling end-to-end tracking from sea to serving. As of December 2024, 100% of all contracted seafood, including feed for over 65,000 marine animals, is now fully traced through Seafood Souq's Trace technology, providing Chefs with greater visibility enabling more responsible sourcing decisions.Kelly Timmins, Executive Director of Sustainability and Marine Animal Operations, Atlantis Dubai, commented: 'Over the past 4 years, sustainability has become an integral part of every facet of our operations. From procurement to guest experience, we are integrating responsible practices that drive meaningful impact across our entire business through the Atlantis Atlas Project.'The Atlantis Atlas Project continues to drive forward sustainability at Atlantis Dubai with notable milestones achieved, including:Solar panels installed in December 2022 have resulted in the avoidance of 1,748 tonnes of CO₂-equivalent emissions to date —the same carbon sequestration capacity of approximately 35,942 trees.Since June 2022, Winnow food waste technology has been activated across three buffet restaurants and one colleague restaurant at Atlantis Dubai, leading to an average 53.8% reduction in edible food waste compared to pre-implementation levels.Atlantis Dubai partnered with Goumbook's 'Save The Butts' campaign through the installation of two permanent cigarette butt collection stations. To date, over 4.6 million cigarette butts have been recycled into innovative building materials.In partnership with UNISOAP UAE and Gumboot, the resort also collects discarded soap from guest rooms, which is repurposed into new bars of soap and distributed among vulnerable communities across the UAE. Since the initiative began in October 2023, more than 579.83 kg of soap has been recycled to date.Atlantis, The Palm and Aquaventure World have each achieved EarthCheck Gold Certification, while Atlantis The Royal earned EarthCheck Silver Certification just one year after the opening. EarthCheck is recognised as the world's leading scientific benchmarking, certification, and business advisory group focused on travel and tourism. It helps businesses, communities, and governments to evaluate their environmental footprint, improve sustainability and ultimately enhance business performance.As part of its commitment to marine conservation, Atlantis Dubai released three Honeycomb Stingrays and 20 Arabian Carpet sharks into the Arabian Gulf over the past 12 months, bringing the total number of releases to 58 sharks and 10 rays since 2019.
To learn more about Atlantis Dubai's commitment to doing business in ways that are good for both people and the planet, please visit www.atlantis.com/atlasproject.
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