While you might feel like going on a vacation is a great way to get away from the stresses and worries of your everyday life, one of the concerns that should stay with you is your determination to live a greener and more sustainable life. However, many people tend to forget about this when they’re traveling. But luckily, there are some easy ways that you can make big, sustainable changes when you’re on the road.
To help you see how this can be done, here are three tips for conserving water when staying in a hotel.
Don’t Send Your Clothes Out To Be Washed
Depending on how long you’re going to be away from home and how much space you have to pack, you might end up needing to wash some of your clothes while you’re at your hotel. And while most hotels offer some kind of laundry service, something you can do to conserve more water on your trip is to do your own laundry in your room.
Rather than sending your clothes out to be washed, find the items that you’re needing to have cleaned and just wash them by hand in your sink. By doing this, you’ll use a much smaller amount of water to get your clothes cleaned, since it really doesn’t take that much water to clean just a few clothing items. This will also put less strain on the hotel’s hot water systems, since they won’t need to be running a whole load of laundry for just a few items.
Use The Same Linens For Multiple Days
If you’re going to be staying in the same hotel for a few days, make sure you put the “Do Not Disturb” sign on your door so that housekeeping doesn’t have to replace your linens that day. Since it’s perfectly fine to use the same sheets or towels multiple days in a row, forgoing new linens each day is a great way to save water on washing these items.
Shorten Up Your Showers
When showering at home, you might be more conscious of how much water you’re using, since it will show up on your water bill each month. But when you’re in a hotel, you might find yourself taking longer showers since there won’t be any immediate impact on you. However, what you should really be doing is taking shorter showers so that you can save on water.
And although taking showers will usually save more water than taking a full bath, the shorter the shower you can handle taking, the more water you’ll be conserving.
If you’re wanting to continue to conserve water even when you’re traveling, consider using the tips mentioned above to help you save water while staying in a hotel.
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