Earth Day may be over, but it doesn’t mean you gotta stop loving our environment. After all, what’s the use of traveling if every place on Earth is a barren wasteland? (I won’t even mention the zombies … oh, que horror!)
In our travels, we often sacrifice being ecological over convenience; here are a couple of tips to enjoy your normal vacations, all the while knowing that nature loves you too!
Re-use plastic bags, or use resealable Ziplocs – or even better yet, use recycled paper bags.
Avoid fastfood packaging … in any country. For one, if you opt to buy fruits, you could eat them and the leftover skin can be reusable for some organic use. Unlike styrofoam packaging and cellophanes. For another one, if you opt to eat at traditional local restaurants wherever you may be staying, you get to experience the culture. How cool is that?
Bring face towels and hankies! When you bring a face towel or handkerchief and use that to wipe your mouth, face after eating, or when sweating, that’ll lessen the use for napkins.
Plant a tree! Most countries I go to nowadays have some sort of countryside activity where you can plant a tree, or something similar. Sign up for those --- who knows, your legacy will live on decades later!
Plan your trips online! According to number 41 from 50waystohelp: “The cost of processing a paper ticket is approximately $10, while processing an e-ticket costs only $1. In the near future, e-tickets will be the only option, saving the airline industry $3 billion a year. In addition to financial savings, the shear amount of paper eliminated by this process is commendable."
