Many of us are trying to cut down on single use plastics in our everyday lives, but it’s easy to let these good intentions slide while away in our caravan or motorhome.
If you’ve been putting off making changes in your leisure vehicle, then Plastic Free July could be the perfect impetus to spur you into action.
Of course, there are three ways in which you can help stop plastic from ending up in landfill or our oceans: reduce, reuse and recycle.
Reduce
Think carefully about the plastic products you buy new for caravan holidays and whether there are alternatives you could purchase instead.
For example, you can get beeswax paper to wrap up the family’s sandwiches for a picnic as opposed to using clingfilm.
Think bamboo cutlery and crockery to kit out your motorhome, and a metal drinking bottle to refill throughout your stay.
Reuse
Of course, there are likely items that you already own that are made out of plastic and it makes sense to continue to use them to reduce their environmental impact.
If you always take miniature bottles of toiletries, cosmetics, sunscreen and washing up liquid away with you in the caravan or motorhome, refill the ones you’ve already got instead of buying new ones.
Recycle
All holiday parks should be providing onsite recycling facilities, so make use of them. Just as you’ve likely implemented a recycling box system at home, install one in your caravan or motorhome.
If you haven’t got room for individual boxes for each type of material, you can separate them later. Like a lot of things in our leisure vehicles, recycling storage can be done on a small scale.
Pitching up at a certificated location or smaller site without facilities means being responsible and taking your plastic waste home with you to recycle.
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