Just give us a call 0203 993 5153 FIGHTING SINGLE-USE PLASTIC One bottle at a time GET YOUR BROCHURE GET A QUOTE DESTINATIONS ABOUT US HOW IT WORKS INSPIRATION SUSTAINABILITY ETG REVITALISE SEARCH What with ‘bags for life,’ coffee ‘keep’ cups and saying no to plastic straws, we are all becoming a lot more aware of the individual actions we can take in our daily lives to reduce unnecessary plastic waste. At ETG we want to make it easier for our clients to keep their plastic ‘footprint’ to a minimum when on holiday too. So we’ve been working with our in-country partners to reduce and ultimately eliminate single use plastic water bottles from our tours. Our project’s aim is three-fold: Offer all our clients an aluminium water bottle on arrival Provide a sustainable drinking water refill system in our vehicles Encourage our preferred hotels to provide water refill stations We estimate that using one of these reusable bottles will save an average of 56 single-use plastic bottles per person per two-week trip. Or, to put it another way, the ETG community as a whole has the potential to save over 90,000 bottles a year! We are not yet ‘live’ in all our destinations and, even where we have launched, we still have a way to go. Logistically, it’s a big challenge and there are going to be times along the way when a plastic bottle is still your only drinking water option. But we hope that our project will inspire, encourage and empower you to refuse plastic wherever you can. Our approach is ‘one bottle at a time.’ We have great ambitions for what you, we and our local partners can achieve together but we also regard every bottle saved along the way as a small but significant victory. Please let us know how you get on - and of course, all feedback and ideas welcome! Alice, Head of Sustainable Travel Conducting research in the field... Refill System, South India Ronnie keeping our clients hydrated GOOD TO KNOW We aim to provide you with one reusable bottle per person per trip. However, if you already have one you could take with you, that would be even better (many airports now have water stations where you can fill your bottle once you are through security). Please be aware that if you are visiting more than one country we may be ‘live’ in one but not in the other. In fact, we may only be operating in certain areas and on certain services within a country. On your first transfer you may receive a reusable bottle but not have access to a refill station in the vehicle…this is very much a work in progress. Some of our in-country partners are still working out the logistics and we are beginning to realise that there are as many different solutions as there are destinations. It’s also an ever-changing situation. Please see below for a country by country status update. Where we don’t yet have an alternative, we will still offer drinking water in plastic bottles; increasingly however, hotels and restaurants offer water refills so we encourage you to take advantage of these where you can. You might be interested in a campaign fast gaining momentum called Refill the World. https://refilltheworld.com/ Their maps show the location of drinking water refill stations in Asia - more are being added all the time and ETG is helping to expand the list. PROJECT LAUNCH DATES AND THE FUTURE PREV NEXT Previous BHUTAN MALDIVES No plans to launch at this stage, because many hotels provide filtered water already. We are currently doing an audit of our preferred hotels to align with our project. BORNEO Project Launch August 2018. Reusable bottle provided on arrival and portable water canisters carried on transfers to provide refills. Many hotels, particularly the eco-lodges provide water stations. INDONESIA Project Launch August 2019. Reusable bottle provided on arrival and portable water canisters carried on transfers to provide refills (Bali). Bottles not available yet in Java or Flores but clients with their own can refill on ETG transfers and at hotels. Next ANY QUESTIONS? Why not give us a call 0203 993 5153 How It Works WHY CHOOSE US? TRIP PLANNING PROCESS COMMON QUESTIONS HOW MUCH DOES IT COST? MY BOOKING About Us OUR TEAM OUR STORY SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL CLIENT COMMENTS MEDIA MENTIONS CONTACT JOBS Useful BONDING & PEACE OF MIND RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL POLICY TRAVEL INSURANCE OUR RATING SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE SIGNATURE EXPERIENCES TERMS & CONDITIONS WEBSITE T&C'S OF USE COOKIE POLICY PRIVACY POLICY PACKAGE TRAVEL REGULATIONS BELGRADE OFFICE HOTEL COLLECTION FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH (FCO) TRAVEL ADVICE SITE SEARCH Get Social facebook.com/experiencetravel twitter.com/ExpTrav instagram.com/experiencetravelgroup VISIT US ON FACEBOOK VIEW @EXPTRAV TWITTER FEED VISIT OUR TRAVEL BLOG FOLLOW OUR INSTAGRAM PAGE NEWSLETTER BOOK CLUB