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Hilton Aruba Donates More Than 3,900 Volunteer Hours at the Local Food Bank

Team Members of Hilton Aruba Caribbean Resort & Casino are answering the call to volunteer and donate more than 3,900 hours of time at the island’s food bank for months of September and October. Volunteer hours have already begun at the island’s Food Bank, as Hilton Aruba’s “Blue Energy Food Bank Heroes” have spent the Continue reading

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Aruba’s New Plastic Ban Ordinance Goes Into Effect

Aruba’s new Plastic Ban Ordinance is effective as of today, July 1st, 2020. This ban was first announced in November of 2019. Now that the ban is officially in effect, this means all import, sale, and production of any single-use plastics or Oxybenzone will be penalized. The following products are now prohibited: Single-use plastic bags with Continue reading

Hilton Aruba Celebrates World Environment Day Supporting Aruba Birdlife Conservation

Hilton Aruba Caribbean Resort & Casino is partnering with Aruba Birdlife Conservation for a cleanup of the Bubali Wetlands to be held on June 6, 2020, in honor of World Environment Day. Each year, World Environment Day is celebrated on June 5, and it is the United Nations’ flagship day for promoting awareness and action Continue reading

Renaissance Aruba Donates all its Fruits and Vegetables

Following the difficult decision to close Renaissance Aruba Resort & Casino, the resort along with our executives and staff have decided to donate all fruits and vegetable to our local senior living communities. On Thursday, March 26th, over 200 cases of produce including carrots, potatoes, greens, apples, and melons will be distributed to a representative Continue reading

Aruba Resort Owner and CEO to be Debut Guest on Facebook Live with Green Globe

Celebrated hotelier and noted environmentalist Ewald Biemans of Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort will be the first-ever interviewee of Green Globe on its debut Facebook Live segment. Social media users can tune-in this Friday, Jan. 10, 2020 as the international sustainability certification organization interviews the Aruban resident. Biemans will talk candidly about the Eagle Beach Continue reading

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Aruba Officially Bans Plastics and Oxybenzone

November 19, 2019 marked a very important day for Aruba’s future! The Parliament of Aruba has officially banned single use plastics and Oxybenzone, a chemical found in many sunscreens that contribute to the deterioration of coral reefs. This means that any disposable, single use plastics, such as: plastic cups, straws, utensils, containers, and stirrers are Continue reading

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Hilton Aruba’s Blue Energy Committee Sponsors 2019 Meal Packaging Event

On Saturday October 19th, 2019, Fundacion Pa Nos Comunidad (FPNC), held its 2nd annual Meal Packaging Event, at Hilton Aruba Caribbean Resort & Casino. The room was lined with work-tables and teams of volunteers, empowered to become heroes in the communities, filled with a deep sense of satisfaction and social responsibility, while having a good time. The project titled Continue reading