6 Tips To Produce Less Waste During The Holidays

Whether you are a lover of the beach or the mountains or if you like to get lost in the cities, with these 6 “zero waste” tips you will save a lot of waste during your vacations, you will reduce your environmental impact and in the process you will also save money.

Tips to avoid generating waste

1. Buy in stores “zero waste”

Start by always carrying one or more cloth bags with you. Do not forget them when packing your luggage. Include some for fresh fruits and vegetables. These bags hardly take up space in your suitcase or backpack.

With these bags you can take your drinks and snacks to the beach or go shopping at the stores in your holiday destination. If you bring your cloth bag you will no longer need to order plastic bags.

They search the towns you visit for stores that sell in bulk. You can find their addresses on the Internet by searching for “shop”, “zero waste” or “zero waste” and the name of the city. A visit to these stores provides inspiration without waste and makes you want to use less packaging.

2. Quench your thirst for free and without generating waste

When it gets hot, we happily buy water packed in plastic bottles at our holiday destination .

If you spend the summer in places with drinking water , you can take a light stainless steel bottle with you and fill it in public fountains; It is the smartest and most sustainable way to quench your thirst and not generate waste.

If you do not trust the quality of the water, you can use bottles that incorporate a filter.

3. Hygiene with solid products

For their vacations, many tourists buy small plastic bottles with shampoo, shower gel, sun cream, etc. Others take half-full bottles. The goal is to leave leftovers, especially plastic bottles, at the vacation destination. That is a very bad solution.

If you take a bar of hand soap and a solid hair shampoo with you on vacation, you’ll be traveling with light luggage and fewer plastic cans. Getting zero waste in the bathroom is easy, even on vacation.

Remember that the production and transport of solid hygiene products is much more sustainable than liquid products, which are mostly water.

4. Avoid unnecessary memories

In the digital age, vacation memories are a bit old-fashioned. What you choose for friends or family and for yourself usually ends up collecting dust in a corner. They are memories that are forgotten very quickly.

For the sake of zero waste and savings , these items are best left at the store. A much better memory can be to invite friends or family after the holidays and cook something typical of the country or place where you have spent the holidays.

5. Traveling paperless

With many airlines and transport providers you can carry your boarding pass or ticket digitally on your smartphone. If you use this possibility, you will not personally save mountains of paper, but if more and more tourists use these tickets, a great waste of paper will be avoided.

6. Plogging and plalking on vacation

A walk on the beach or in the woods or an hour of jogging near the hotel? Okay, but people who are concerned about the environment can exercise and clean the environment at the same time.

The plogging consists of the word “jogging” and the Swedish word “Plocka” which means as collecting or select. The new trend of picking up litter while running is easy to implement and suitable for both beginners and professional runners. In addition to running shoes, only a garbage bag and gloves are needed.

Plalking also consists of collecting garbage, but this time walking. The term comes from the Swedish word “plocka” and from “walking (to walk).

In a very short time, these practices have spread throughout the world. Armed with a bag and gloves, you go for a walk or run keeping your eyes open and picking up the garbage you find on the way.

Keep in mind that you are not only going to clean the environment but you are going to raise awareness in every person who sees you.