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Eco-holiday, eco-tourism, responsible travel, green travel, sustainable tourism....there are many definitions and terms used to describe travel that limits its negative impact on the environment. Debates on what kind of tourism desrves the 'eco' label are on-going but one thing can be agreed on: all forms of tourism need to be sustainable and in order to be sustainable, they need to take into account three interconnecting issues:
- Tourism must not damage the environment – it must be ecologically sound;
- Tourism must respect the social and cultural traditions of the host country; and
- Tourism must be non-exploitative of local people and ensure, as far as possible that benefits flow to local people – either directly or indirectly.
Some of the service providers listed below meet all the above critiera, while others only really address the environmental issues.
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DimSum is an environmentally friendly guest House in Bedfordview, Johannesburg. While it is not housed in a 'green' building, it is managed in an environmentally responsible way: all recyclable waste is sorted and collected by a service provider (www.resolutionrecycling.co.za) and they have their own glass collection bank on the property. Organic Waste is fed to their small earthworm “farm” for vermiculture to produce nitrogen rich compost and liquid fertilizer for the garden (which is home to a prolific bird and butterfly population). As a result of all the recycling, municipal waste has been reduced to half a garbage bag a week. Guest House soaps and toiletries are vegetable based, and are purchased from suppliers that use low carbon methods of manufacture. The disposal hygiene sponges supplied are made from 60% recycled materials. Solar geysers and pool heaters are currently being installed.
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