To give the answer straight away: no! Traveling will never be fully sustainable but we can do our best to reduce all emissions and resources caused or consumed by traveling.
We all travel. No matter if the destination is an exotic country or the closest lake for a swim. And if we do, there are basically three factors that matter in terms of sustainability: accommodation, locomotion and food. Let’s tackle them one by one!
Sustainability
Within the last year I started to consciously reflect about my personal ecological footprint and how my lifestyle and daily actions are affecting the environment. Of recurrent concern to me for example is our massive plastic wastage and the effect of plastic on wildlife and nature. Due to this, I want to introduce you to an organisation that actively stands up against plastic pollution: Küste gegen Plastik!
Water bottles, toothbrushes, shampoo bottles, pens, or even laptops and phones are all things we undoubtedly use every day and they all have one thing in common: they are all made of plastic. Plastic is basically everywhere in our society and it almost seems impossible to avoid it. In today’s post we will give you some facts about one of the worlds biggest problems: the plastic pollution.