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MAKING A
(LOW) IMPACT

Castle Hot Springs is committed to having a lower impact on the environment and aim to be stewards of the land we are so grateful to inhabit.

From sustainably using our hot spring water source, to making renewable energy a priority for the resort, the efforts here have earned Castle Hot Springs a Sustainability Certification from the Arizona Sustainability Alliance.

A CLOSED LOOP SYSTEM

Learn more about the sustainable loop from farm to table.

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OUR PILLARS

TRANSPORTATION

  • Many employees live onsite as part of their compensation
  • Employees who live off property can use a shuttle for their commute and are offered an incentive to carpool to the shuttle pickup

RENEWABLE

  • 80 percent of golf carts used on the property are electric
  • Car charging stations are available for guest use

FOOD CONSERVATION

  • Most of the produce at the resort comes from their onsite farm
  • Weekly eomployee produce share to minimize food waste

RECYCLE & COMPOST

  • Hired a private recycling company to ensure reuse of product
  • Minimize waste by composting all green waste
  • Provide reusable water bottles for guests

PEST MANAGEMENT

  • Use of Integrated Pest Management, which focuses first on prevention and non-toxic control measures
  • Use of beneficial insects
  • Hand weed garden and farm

WATER WISE

  • Heat from the eponymous hot springs warm the greenhouse
  • All the water used onsite comes from the hot springs
  • Effective water use by using drip irrigation on the landscape plants and on the farm