River Kwai Park & Resort is located in Chongsadao, Kanchanaburi, a province in Thailand. Our sponsor, the resort owner, aims to reduce waste of plastic water bottles by installing a water purification system at the resort. We distributed a survey to the staff and based on responses we created a behavior change plan to encourage staff to drink purified water. The behavior plan revolves around motivation, mentors, and incentives. We recommended two water purifier options based on size, cost, and performance. As the hospitality industry is responsible for a large share of global waste and has an ever growing ecological footprint, implementing sustainable waste management and reduction practices at the resort can set an example of how these issues can be addressed.

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Creator

• Rios, Evan
• Spear, Jane
• Nerden, Elise

Subject

• Infrastructure
• Water
• Learning
• Community
• Health
• Environment
• Sustainability
• Well-Being
• Culture

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-031222-123151
• 50611

Keyword

• Plastic Reduction
• Water Purification
• Plastic Waste
• Behavioral Study
• Nature Resort
• Thailand

Advisor

• Sturm, Stephan
• Ault, Holly Keyes

Year

• 2022

Center

• Bangkok, Thailand Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• River Kwai Park & Resort

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 3 - Good Health and Well-being
• 4 - Quality Education
• 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
• 15 - Life On Land

Date created

• 2022-03-12

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright