Ease Rating: Easy

Carbon Emission Savings: 1 kg CO2e

Impact Rating (0-5): Impact = 0 (least) - 5 (most). This is a combination of a calculated scale and expert judgment in the absence of scientific data that directly quantifies the impact of a particular action.

5 - ~80% target progress (2,000+ kg CO2e)
4 - ~60% (1,000 - 2,000 kg CO2e)
3 - ~20% (500 - 1,000 kg CO2e)
2 - ~10% (100 - 500 kg CO2e)
1 - <10% (<100 kg CO2e)
0 - <1% (<30 kg CO2e)
0

No. of People Influenced Beyond You: tens of people

Amount of Savings: n/a

Resilience Benefit: Will this action help the user avoid, reduce, or recover from the impacts of (climate-driven) disasters, and, in some cases, enable the user to help others (e.g., in a family or community)?
no

Impacts: ♻️ Reduce Plastics

Categories: Travel & Transport



Description

Bringing your own toiletries is not only more convenient because you know what you are getting out of your products, but it also reduces the amount of plastic you consume. I know the mini shampoos and conditioners are adorable, but try to admire rather than use them! Bonus points if you use barred soaps, shampoos, and conditioners! Extra bonus points if you mention to the hotel staff that you prefer bulk dispenser options and not all the plastic.

When you avoid the plasticized products left for you, you prevent the need to replace them for the next guest. This may not seem like a lot, but if enough people bring their own toiletries, the amount of plastic needed drops. This saves more plastics from being purchased, which speaks volumes to the producers of these products.

Plastic is made from fossil fuels and contributes to climate change on all parts of its life cycle, which for some plastics has been shown to almost never end. Having single-use plastic is the worst! Help hotels get away from that.



Tips

• Barred toiletries are easy to travel with. However, if you use bottled toiletries, try investing in reusable travel-sized bottles to put your products in. You can also bring the bottles in their original size, but naturally, that is more to carry around.
• If you are traveling with someone, encourage them to follow in your footsteps!
• Consider sharing on social media when a hotel does it right! Spread the positive word.

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