The Green Visitor Guide - Blackstone Valley Tourism Council

acknowledge your place in a larger
ecosystem with an understanding that
actions today will impact future generations.
Follow the lead of the “locals;” use our
resources wisely, and enjoy.
Being Green is easy! This guide will help
you make informed decisions and take
simple steps to protect and preserve the
land, water and other natural resources,
preserving them for all to enjoy in the
years to come.
We never know the worth
of water till the well is dry.
~Thomas Fuller, Gnomologia, 1732
Top Ten Ways To Be A Green Visitor
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v Think and Dream Green: Read up and Get Excited
v Pack for a Green Adventure
v Go Green: Choose Sustainable Transportation
v Stay Green: Choose Green Accommodations
v Eat and Drink Local, Organic Produce
v Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
v Shop Green, Spend Green, and Do Green Business
v Don’t buy over-packaged single servings of anything
v Don’t buy Tetra Pak containers of juices
v If you can’t reuse packaging, recycle it
v Reject over-wrapped produce
v Reduce or eliminate throwaway Styrofoam or waxed
paper cups or throwaway plastic cutlery
v Recycle aluminum cans, batteries, coat hangers and newspapers
*adapted from The OTHER Guide to Toronto. Toronto, ON: Green
Tourism Association, 2000 and the Fairmont Hotels and Resorts,
The Green Partnership Guide, 2001.
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