Clean Vacationing Solar Power Energy Generation Guide
Clean Vacationing On The Great Outdoors
By James J Dixon
Clean vacationing is when you collect all your garbage
when outdoors and put it in a garbage can, or collect
it in bags and bring it all back home, for collection
by the garbage collection service at home. This way,
you are helping to keep our campsites, beaches and other
tourist spots, clean and pristine.
By doing your bit to keep the environment clean, you
are helping to keep our forests, rivers, lakes and beaches
clean of garbage, including broken bottles and fish
hooks that may cause severe injuries.
The worst surprise, is when you arrive to a campsite,
it is covered with garbage from the previous occupiers
and you have to spend a few hours cleaning up the mess
they left behind. This is the reason, you want to review
your options and leave a good impression when you are
clean vacationing.
Plastic Food Packaging All Over The Campsite
Admit it. When the sun is out and you are at your favorite
campsite or cottage on the lake, the last thing you
want to do is spend a lot of time cooking a meal. Often,
when vacationing, the lure to purchase instant foods
is strong.
Unfortunately, these convenience foods often come over
packaged usually including some type of plastic. As
we can see when we come across trash in the wilderness,
the plastics tend to linger the longest - other than
maybe glass and metal.
Cleaning Up As You Go
Nothing ruins the feel of a pristine, natural area
more than a bunch of garbage. Numerous studies prove
that tourists return to an area primarily for its cleanliness
and greenery. In this era where the economy has come
to rely more on tourism, cleaning up is truly a benefit
for the community.
We soon realized that walking by these messes and complaining
over such disrespect, we were behaving not much better
than the polluters who left it. Now when we hike we
pack a supply of plastic bags (grocery bags work well)
to clean up as we go. Often we earn up to $10 in returnable
bottles and cans in the process.
Diving For Garbage Below THe Water Surface
When you take a bit of time to clean up some trash
not only do you have a better trail or beach to come
back to, you have helped to make it safer and nicer
for the next user. This simple measure just might influence
others to keep it clean, as well.
When on the water with the canoe, we also clean as
we go by diving for garbage below the surface using
a mask and snorkel. It is amazing the finds we have
from these excursions under water.
One of the first times we did this, we found an expensive
diving mask in about 30 feet of water – enough incentive
to continue this practice! We have found antique bottles,
jewelry, fishing lures and reels.
Cleaning Up The Beach Of Broken Glass And Fish Hooks
It feels very good to clear up a beach of shards of
broken glass hiding just below the surface before an
unwary swimmer splashes into it. It does not, however,
feel as good to find a large fish hook by imbedding
it in the bottom of your foot.
Take heart in knowing you have done a good thing as
your expletive echoes off the far mountainside. Imagine
an innocent child stepping on that hook instead of you
and decide if it is worth taking the time.
Helping to keep a clean environment, is not only keeping
the beaches, campsites and other tourist areas in pristine
condition, it is also helps prevent accidents that may
cause awful injuries and long periods in hospital.
Fires Started By Cigarettes
Many fires have been started by people throwing a lighted
cigarette from a passing car. Fires have also been started
in homes when a smoker falls asleep with a lighted cigarette.
It may be better to use the ashtray provided in most
cars and smokers homes, or better still take up one
of the stop smoking plans to help the health of you
and your family, and cut out the possibility of starting
fires altogether.
After arriving back home from your trip outdoors, you
can place your garbage from your vacation in your garbage
bins. If you have a recycling collection service in
your area, then you can separate your garbage according
to the collection service requirements, by placing your
glass and plastic bottles and other recyclables in your
recycling bin.
By taking action to clean your garbage before you leave
your outdoors vacation spot, you are keeping the environment
clean and making your contribution to a pristine environment
when clean vacationing.
About the Author:
James J Dixon has written a number of articles on Green Ideas including
Green Camping,
Going Green,
Green Products,
Green Gift Ideas,
Environmental Jobs.
Look out for new articles as they become available on this site.
Little Known Recycling Facts.....
How do I recycle my garbage?
The first step you need to take
is to contact your local waste management facility
and find out what types of recyclables they take
each week. The next step is to secure the
appropriate bins that will house each of the
different types of recycling materials.
Some bins are for inside your home and some are for
outside. Once you have the correct storage containers
it is time to sort your trash. Plastics, papers, glass,
aluminum and yard trimmings will each go into separate
bins and placed out on your curb for pick-up
on the appropriate day.
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