eco Tourism and Sustainable operations- Asadollahi Green Shop

Asadollahi eco tourism and sustainable operations

After four years, we, as an ecolodge have tried to have shopping from those shops and work with marketing personnel that have been trained in sustainability principles and that display values compatible with the ecolodge.

These are the examples of Asadollahi Green Shop eco tourism and sustainable operations:

When you go to Asadollahi Green Shop in Qasem Abad village, you can see that rubbishes are separated and there are notes in English, German and Persian to keep our village as clean as possible.
If you take back the plastic bags or bottles, you will get a little money and especially kids are presented with simple books about sustainable environments or snacks and ice-cream. In this case, children are encouraged to come to the shop not only for buying, but also to tell the owner about their eco- activities in their house.
They say the feedbacks from the parents are effective and they try to join the children too. “When the kids are leader in conservation, it means we are in the right direction” Asadollahi said.

The Supermarket gathers plastic bottles from children and give them an ice-cream in return, samples of eco tourism and sustainable operations — The Supermarket gathers plastic bottles from children and give them an ice-cream in return

Men ride bicycle for shopping and use its bag instead of asking plastic bag

Kids using mat bag instead of asking for a plastic bag

This woman use bag called Zanbil instead of asking for a plastic bag

This woman use bags instead of asking for a plastic bag

If you use a plastic bag less every day, in one year's time we will be a much greener village. samples of eco tourism and sustainable operations — If you use a plastic bag less every day, in one year’s time we will be a much greener village. (note in English, German, and Persian)

They have also some special bags behind which a good philosophy stands. Asadollahi have prepared these bags from the women in the village who are producing them as handicrafts. He says in this way he is protecting the textile workshops and telling people that they will protect their local handicrafts by having the bags while they will never need plastic bags.

To protect the nature, you will pay 15000 tomans for this bag while its real price is 25000 tomans

Producing handicraft bags, protecting textile workshops while never need plastic bags. samples of eco tourism and sustainable operations — Producing handicraft bags, protecting textile workshops while never need plastic bags

He used to be a teacher and exactly know what to do to have a clean village. His two boys help him. They try to buy and sell some commodities which are rapped with recyclable materials. They say since in the village there isn’t any system to gather and recycle rubbishes, it is important to refuse to buy something which will be a danger for the nature.

They also rent bicycles to the guest and customers. They themselves walk from their house to the shop.

Renting bicycles to the clients , I don't need plastic bag , samples of eco tourism and sustainable operations — Renting bicycles to the clients , I don’t need plastic bag

Now Asadollahi shop is a good sample for managing the waste and eco tourism and sustainable operations. Gileboom ecolodge has a good intercommunication with the owner. This shop is the most visited shop in the village and a good example for sustainable operations.

Asadollahi eco tourism and sustainable operations

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