Reduce Waste While Traveling

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While traveling minimize the overall environmental impact of your visit by reducing waste and conserving resources.

Remember:

  • “Pack it in, pack it out” also applies to beaches and parks not just when camping
  • Leave the place you visit with no liter and appearing undisturbed by taking out what you bring in.
  • Recycle your used drink containers.
  • Refill water bottles with filtered tap water
  • Consider buying bulk drink mixes & using reusable bottles instead of buying lots of small bottles
  • Carpool or use public transportation – both reduce pollution

Maintain your vehicle before you go 

  • Check and change your motor oil – if you change your own, remember to collect and store motor oil in a sturdy plastic container and recycle it at a local facility. Find a recycling center near you using http://search.earth911.com/.
  • Safely dispose of used or damaged car batteries – check with your local auto parts store and/or the local waste disposal refuse. Never put a car battery with regular household garbage
  • Recycle used car tires or return to retailers for retreading
  • Check your vehicle’s air filter – make sure it’s clean – dirty filters can increase full consumption by 10%


Source: EPA. https://www.epa.gov/recycle/reducing-waste-what-you-can-do

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