Eco-friendly travel tips are something I’ve had to think more about recently because I am going on more business trips. While I don’t have control over the flight I’m taking, there are still eco-friendly travel tips that I can pay attention to. It’s important to me that my traveling is as light on our planet’s resources as it can be. I’ll be using some of these eco-friendly travel tips when I head off to Los Angeles for my Disney trip.
Eco-friendly travel tips
- Use public transportation when possible. Driving your car alone uses more resources than carpooling, taking a bus, or taking a train.
- Choose environmentally friendly hotels. While not all hotels are completely green, many are making better choices. The hotel I stayed in for the last trip I made shampoo, soap, and conditioner available in dispensers attached to the wall instead of offering little trial sized bottles that would be tossed.
- Remember to reuse your sheets and towels at the hotel whenever possible. Many hotels allow you the option of only having your sheets & towels replaced when you notify them.
- Buy local products when considering gifts and souvenirs. Don’t waste your money on plastic trinkets and mass produced gifts. It’s better to support the local economy.
- Only pick up the pamphlets and maps from tourist areas that you need. No sense in wasting paper by taking things you don’t need.
- Carry reusable bags with you for your carry on bag and to hold your shopping purchases. I always have a carry on bag for my personal items, iPhone, iPad, camera and other necessities I don’t want packed in my suitcase. Select a bag that is both stylish and eco-friendly like this campus tote I got from Maggie Bags.
Maggie Bags offers a variety of bags that are made using genuine automotive seat belt webbing built to meet government safety standards to protect you for the life of your car. Because these standards are so strict, millions of yards of seat belt webbing are rejected by automakers each year. Maggie Bags uses as much of this rejected seat belt webbing as it can in their stylish bags.
Maggie Bags products include keychains, belts, handbags, cosmetic bags, a variety of totes, bags, and messenger bags. These products are available in a variety of stylish colors from classic black to bright pinks, blues, and oranges. The campus tote is perfect for traveling. It measures 14″l x 7″ W x 11″ H and is made from super durable recycled seat belt webbing. It has signature Maggie Bags purple sattin lining and features a zippered pocket, cell phone pocket, and key pocket. The campus tote also features YKK zippers and four nickel plated feet on the bottom.
The campus tote from Maggie Bags is ideal for traveling. It is large enough to hold everything I need and the straps make it very easy to carry while running from one airport terminal to the next. The polyester material of the seat belt webbing makes this bag very sturdy and well made. I have no worries about anything being damaged inside and the zipper at the top means my things are safely inside.
Use code OverworkedMom to save 15% off Maggie Bags Premier Line until Feb 28, 2013. This code is case-sensitive. One of my lucky readers will win a Maggie Bags Campus Tote in their choice of available colors.
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I also like the Le Conte Messenger bag…and the bucket tote!
Love the bucket tote.
The Butterfly Bag in black.
Bucket Tote in Orange! <3 the bold color!!
I like the travel cosmetic bag!
Love the Bucket Tote!
Thanks for the giveaway!
I also really like the butterfly bags.
I like the Butterfly Bag in red.
The Butterfly Bag is gorgeous!
the butterfly bag in deep red
I also like the butterfly bags! Our family would like purple or hot pink.
Thank You!
LOVE all of the seatbelt bags!! Such a big fan!!
I love them all. I really like the Cicely tote.
Cicely tote!
I like the bucket tote.
I like the butterfly bag and the travel cosmetic bag.
My favorite is the butterfly bag in pink and brown.
I like the large wallet.
I like the Butterfly Bag in red.
The Travel Trio Bundle…!!!!
Love the pink campus tote!
I love the Butterfly tote!
I’d love a red butterfly bag!
I like the Bucket Tote!
The WIne Tote is nice!
Love the bucket tote in dark red!
I like the Large Wallet from Maggie bags!
I like the Campus Tote in red!
I like the large wallet and the cosmetic bag
I like the fall leaves tote.
The LeCompte Bag in black is super elegant. I love it.
I love the Cicily tote! But in truth I’d love any of Maggie Bags’ products.
I like the cicily tote.
I love the bucket tote
I like the Butterfly Bag.
I love their Bucket Tote in Dark Red!
I like the Cecily tote.
I love the butterfly bag in every color!
Oh my gosh, I LOVE the bucket tote…a lot!
i like their butterfly bag in black
The Campus Totes are great
I like the campus tote.
bucket tote
The Cicily Tote in chocolate
I love the Bucket Tote. The color is stunning!
Campus Tote in purple. It’s so hard to choose. Love all Maggie Bags!
The Butterfly Bag
My favorite is always the campus tote (fall colors), but the cicily tote is noce too
the bucket tote!
the purple tote!
I love the Butterfly Bag in pink with green stripe
I love the campus tote in purple!
I love the butterfly bag!
I love the butterfly bags!
The Butterfly Bag
I like the bucket tote
I like the Small Clutch in light tan
the orange bucket tote
I also like the LeConte Messenger.
The Small Messenger bag
I like the butterfly bag
I like the very multicolored bag.
They are all so cute, it’s hard to pick just one. I’d love red or purple.
Travel trio bundle
The Travel Trio
Thanks for the chance
the executive laptop bag
I love the butterfly tote!
i like the campus tote. the question is, what color? they are all so cute!
good giveaway, great hostess!
butterfly bag
Sheesha
Love the Cicily tote! Thank you for the giveaway!
I like the Campus tote in black.
The pink and brown butterfly bag
I like the Tote of many colors in red and white!
I like the Dark Red Bucket Tote.
Love the Butterfly bag!
butterfly bag is different but I like the multi colored tote best
black butterfly bag
I like the large wallet in dark red
The brown butterfly bag
Tote of many colors
I like the keychain
The makeup bags are pretty different from anything I’ve seen
I love the pink butterfly bag.
I like the black butterfly bag.
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love the multi colored campus tote!
I like the red butterfly bag.
I like the travel trio bundle
I like the travel cosmetic bags.
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I love the red Butterfly bag.
I Like The Black Butterfly Bag
The yellow and blue wine tote
I love the LeConte Messenger Bag in black. It looks very professional.
I love the LeConte Messenger bag!
Bucket Tote-Orange
I like the red bucket tote
I like the Cicily tote
The LeConte Messenger is my fave!
i like the campus tote in red
Like the butterfly bag in pink. Thanks!
like the bucket or the wine tote
I like the campus tote
pink butterfly bag
Love the butterfly bag in red.
I LOVE Maggie Bags! I got a Small Messenger in Chocolate for Christmas from my husband, along with a belt and a keychain. I LOVE, Love, love them!! Next on my list is the Le Conte Messenger in chocolate! And I won’t stop ’til I own them all!!!! *insert evil laugh*
I like the beige campus tote
The butterfly bag.
I love the butterfly tote!!!
I love the Cicily bag
The Butterfly Bag
the Butterfly Tote is adorable!
Butterfly Bag.
Really like the LaConte Messenger in black bag
I love the Bucket Tote in dark red.
Love maggie bags (:
i like the campus tote in purple
I like the Cicily Tote in chocolate.
I like the Butterfly Tote!
I like the tote of many colors.
I like the Butterfly bag at Maggie’s Totes
I love the Bucket Tote in Blue!
I like the Wine Tote
The Butterfly Bag
Butterfly bag for sure! Super cute!
I love the Wine Tote! So cool!
the tote of many colors
Tan Travel Trio
Thanks for the contest.
I like the butterfly bag
i like the bucket bag
I like the large wallet.
I would love the Campus Tote in just about EVERY color. Other favorites are the TAN Travel Trip Bundle and the Bucket Tote: I pretty much love all the vibrant colors – but the Orange and the dark Red are truly dazzling!
I love the bucket tote!!