LEARNZERO-WASTEPHRASESINTHE
LOCALLANGUAGE
WhenI wenttoMexicoI learntthephrase
‘nostraw’sothatI couldtelllocalservers
I didn’tneeda strawformydrink.Learn
todothesamein thedestinationyou’re
visiting.I bringa stainless-steelstrawwith
meeverywhere,whichsavessomanyfrom
endingupin landfill.CONSIDERECO-FRIENDLYTRANSPORT
Whileyou’reaway,considerusingpublic
transportorhiringa bicycle.Notonlyis
cyclinggoodforyourhealth,it’seco-
friendly,savespetrolandallowsyouto
seemoreofthecountry.Some
accommodationonsitessuchasAirbnb
mayevenprovidebikesduringyourstay.HAVEFUN
Zero-wastetravelisn’taboutperfection,
it’saboutchoosingbetteroptions.In some
countries,it willbedifficulttochoose
plastic-free.Iceland,forinstance,is an
islandthatimportsa lotofitsproduce.
Butdon’tbeatyourselfup,justdothebest
youcan.Ultimately,if wealldoourpart,
wecanmakeanimpact.A ZeroWasteLifein ThirtyDays(Penguin
RandomHouse,$19.99)is availablenow,
andA ZeroWasteFamilyin ThirtyDays
(PenguinRandomHouse,$19.99)is
availablein December.Empty your water bottle before you go
through security and fill it up again on the
other side.STICK TO DIGITAL TICKETS
These days there’s no need to print your
boarding passes. Keep everything digital,
save money and reduce your
environmental impact.TRAVEL WITH CARRY-ON
L U G G AG E O N LY
Limiting your luggage means less weight
on the plane, which equals to less fuel
required. It also saves you a lot of time in
the lead-up and you’re less likely to spend
time in queues waiting for your bag. The
key is to pack multi-purpose items that
can easily mix and match. While you’re
away, rather than purchasing new clothes,
embrace second-hand for those items you
feel the need to purchase.PACK REUSABLE AND MULTI-PURPOSE
PRODUCTS
Investingin reusablebagsis a greattool
forreducingyourwaste.Myproducebags
servea rangeofuseswhenI travel.They
becomehomesforfood,beautyproducts,
supermarketpurchasesandlaundry.
Ensureyoucleanbagsandvesselswell
withsoapforat least 20 secondsif they’re
handledbyanyoneotherthanyourself.CREATE A ZERO-WASTE TRAVEL KIT
My number-one tip for reducing waste
while travelling is to create a travel kit that
includesthingslike:
1.Stainless-steeldrinkbottle
2.Masonjarforfood,smoothies,tea
andcoffee
3.Reusableproducebags
4.Clothnapkin
5.Foldabletotebag
6.Stainless-steelstraws
7.Handsanitiser(a post-Covidnecessity)
July carry-on case, 8.Spork
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