What Can You Do?

Travel Sustainably

While travel can be deeply meaningful and educational, it can also have devastating effects on local people and land in highly-touristed areas. As a traveler, you have the opportunity to choose to be more eco-friendly when you enter someone else's village, town, city, or country. 

1. Zero-Waste Travel Kit

Have you ever thought about how much waste a tourist generates in a day? Think about plastic water bottles, plastic bags, straws, plastic cups, prepackaged food, napkins, and more. Highly-touristed areas often become overwhelmed with tourist-produced waste, which can create pollution in these areas. Create a small travel kit to reduce your single-use plastic consumption:

• Reusable water bottle (and maybe even a water filter — we recommend the Katadyn BeFree or the Water-to-Go filters, but there are plenty of great options there)
• Reusable utensils (we recommend a spork or chopsticks)
• Reusable napkin cloth (any cloth or rag will do and you can wash it in any bathroom sink)
• Reusable straw (get a big one if you like boba!) 
• A tupperware box for snacks so you can avoid prepackaged foods

 2. Eco-Friendly Transportation

3. Travel Slow