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<strong>2024</strong> N EW SMYRNA BEACH AREA VISITORS GUIDE<br />
Sustainability<br />
ECO ACTION. FOR THE BEACHES & BAYS.<br />
Recycling shells is just one of the ways that<br />
local businesses, organizations, and other<br />
community partners in New Smyrna Beach<br />
are working toward more sustainable travel<br />
and tourism. The coast draws us all here,<br />
and we want to honor and protect the natural<br />
beauty around us.<br />
A key resource is One Planet Living, an<br />
international organization that promotes<br />
long-term sustainability through easy-tograsp<br />
eco-friendly practices. New Smyrna<br />
Beach was the first city in Florida to join<br />
the global initiative, and the City’s guiding<br />
focus is sustainability—as partners join<br />
together to protect treasured natural surroundings<br />
and promote eco-friendly tourism.<br />
At local breweries, cafes and restaurants<br />
including Café Verde and Yellow Dog Eats,<br />
owners and crews focus on local farm ingredients,<br />
recycling, and paper to-go products.<br />
Other Sustainability Partners include the<br />
Hampton Inn New Smyrna Beach, just two<br />
blocks from the beach and boardwalk, and a<br />
short walk from galleries, shops, and restaurants—guests<br />
can park their cars and begin<br />
exploring.<br />
Joining the city as a sustainability leader in<br />
the One Planet Living program, the New<br />
Smyrna Beach Area Visitor’s Bureau<br />
(<strong>NSB</strong>AVB) encourages recycling and helps to<br />
coordinate volunteers for beach clean-ups.<br />
The Bureau is also a destination member of<br />
the Global Sustainable Tourism Council and<br />
Leave No Trace.<br />
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