by Alice Scarsi
The Caravan Club proves its green credentials, recycling an impressive 90 per cent of waste created on its sites
The Caravan Club is not only Europe’s largest touring organisation, but also the greenest and most environmentally friendly it seems.
According to research conducted by the Club, statistics have shown that just under 4,000 tons of waste were produced across the Club’s site network, with 90 per cent of waste being recycled during 2014.
The Club, which runs more than two hundred sites and is affiliated with 2,500 smaller ones – providing around 6.2 million caravanners and motorhomers a place to lay their head each year -, takes issues pertaining to the disposal of waste extremely seriously, concentrating on having the smallest impact possible on the ecosystem by implementing dedicated waste disposal areas across the site network. As a result, the amount of recycled waste for 2014 weighed in at the equivalent of 2,614 caravans.
Nick Lomas, director general of The Caravan Club said on the matter: “When you look at the figures they are pretty impressive and the fact that so much of The Club’s waste is recycled is great news and a great achievement! It is testament to Club members and site visitors that they take the time to sort their rubbish well, thus allowing The Club to ensure only a very small percentage goes to landfill.”
Do you make the most of recycling facilities when pitching up on your favourite site? Do you think enough is done to protect the environment where you stay? It would be interesting to hear what you think.
