Staying green while travelling
I’m on the road for business for the third time in just a little over a month. The frequent hotel visits are showing me a glaring environmental impact of just staying for the night or several nights. I’ve noticed a lot of people seem to have their room cleaned on a daily basis by housekeeping. To me that’s just wasteful and unnecessary. You don’t clean your bed sheets and bath towels on a daily basis do you? Think about the daily environmental impacts of washing all those items, like the amount of water being wasted and the detergent flushing into our sewers.
A lot of hotels seem to be stocking rooms with plastic and Styrofoam cups for drinking water and coffee in the mornings. This is another silly practice with a huge environmental impact. I prefer it when hotels provide you with actual ceramic coffee cups or glasses. Better yet, I travel with my own travel cup so I’m not using either. It’s a simple solution that can go a long way.
Do you have any suggestions or tips for traveling a little greener? Let us know about them by leaving a comment!
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