Sustainable tourism is very important to us at Chesil Beach Lodge and we do our best to make sure our accommodation is as environmentally-friendly as possible.
The arrival of a New Year is a good time to think about what we can do to live as ‘greenly’ as possible, so here are some suggestions for a few green New Year’s resolutions:
- Walk, cycle or use public transport as much as possible instead of using the car
- Buy and use seasonal fruit and vegetables
- Buy more locally sourced products such as bread, dairy products and meat
- Grow some vegetables of your own if you have the space
- Try and buy in bulk where possible, and avoid products that are over-packaged
- Compost more
- Recycle more (products that can be recycled include glass, plastic, clothes, card and tins)
- Stop unwanted junk mail – the Mailing Preference Service has advice on how to do this
- Use environmentally-friendly cleaning products
- Turn the thermostat down on your heating system and wear more clothes to keep warm
- Wear eco-friendly clothes
- Hang your washing out to dry as often as possible rather than put it in the tumble dryer
- Unplug electronic devices when they are not in use and do not leave them on standby
- Change all light bulbs to energy saving bulbs
- Go paperless – pay as many bills as possible online.
