Comments on: Tips for Traveling Green

By: Dan Dickison

Dan Dickison — Thu, 31 May 2007 12:22:38 +0000

Good to hear that you’re considering how to maintain the green ethos on your trip. Definitely take your own water bottle. You just have keep it empty when you go through security, and then fill it up with tap water from the restroom after you’re in the secure area. Yes tap water, what 80% of the people in the world drink.
As for recycling in hotel rooms, that’s really not a sticky issue except for those free newspapers. Bring along some kind of bag, and you can rinse out whatever containers you end up with in your hotel room and keep them in that bag. Actually, it wouldn’t be a bad idea if hotel guests started asking the management what that particular establishment’s practice is regarding recycling. Sensible hotel management will have to get on board with the idea sooner or later, and it might as well be sooner. Happy travels.

By: Chad Norman

Chad Norman — Thu, 31 May 2007 00:35:50 +0000

Doh! Yeah, you’ve taught me a lot about the badness that is plastic, but I guess I overlooked that when going for the green. When does does an action go from being green to being healthy…or are one and the same (as in this case). I can certainly see a case for never using Bisphenol A for any application, as it’s got to be added to a product somewhere, and that somewhere is bound to have pollution containment issues.

By: Justin Baden

Justin Baden — Wed, 30 May 2007 23:53:42 +0000

Great stuff Chad… just stay away from the more expensive polycarbonate Nalgene plastic bottles as they contain Bisphenol A, which can leach into the liquid and cause health problems. Read the “Possible health risks” section here for more info. The best plastics for consumption are 1, 2 and 5 (this is the number on the bottom in the recycling triangle). Polycabonates are 7. And DON’T heat any plastics and consume the contents.

By: Chad Norman

Chad Norman — Wed, 30 May 2007 15:45:45 +0000

Linds, that’s what I’m doing. If fact, when I arrived last night I realized I had water in my bottle from three airports! But so far so good - no water bottles yet. I’ve also started collecting my recyclables, and have turned down maid service for the day. Now if only I could get them to stop putting a free paper at my door - I bet most people just throw these away.

By: Lindsey Salmony

Lindsey Salmony — Wed, 30 May 2007 12:54:35 +0000

Hmmm… Carrying a nalgene bottle might be hard - unless you have one that only holds 3 ounces or less. Those darn security measures still don’t allow more then 3 oz of liquid. But - you can do what my husband and I did on our trip over the holiday weekend to Ithaca, NY - carry an empty one through security and once you get past, fill it up at a water fountain. Good luck!

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