A holiday doesn't have to equal carbon footprint 👇
We all love our holidays but in recent years fortnights in the sun and long weekends in European cities have become tinged with guilt.
While most forms of transport produce carbon dioxide, one of the gasses responsible for global warming, planes have a massive carbon footprint because of the huge number of miles they travel.So why not skip flying in favour of a holiday closer to home? There’s so much to see and do in the UK yet most of us overlook the endless possibilities. There’s the unparalleled beauty of the Cornish coast, the Scottish Highlands and the Peak and Lake District.
Alternatively, take the car to Cannes in just over half a day or the ferry to Scandinavia for holidays you’d normally only dream of.Hotels can be huge producers of greenhouse gasses – think about the water that’s wasted, all the bathroom products thrown out half used and all the buffet food that goes uneaten.
Some of the things to look out for are hotels made from sustainable materials, that are energy efficient or use their own solar energy and that recycle. Some also have planting programmes to attract wildlife.There are a huge amount of packages available that combine a holiday with helping the planetThere are a huge amount of programs on offer from wildlife conservation to helping vulnerable people and protecting the countryside.
So pack light and pack responsibly. Try to take environmentally-friendly beauty and bathing products with you such as Dove’s range.All of their bottles, from shampoo and conditioner to body wash and moisturisers, are now made from recycled plastic that can be re-purposed again and again so no new plastic is produced.
But all these things can really waste water and electricity so try to live as you would do at home and switch everything off whenever you can.Buying gifts while away is a lovely gesture but try and be aware of what you are buying and what it is made of
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