Educate customers on plastic

Speak to your customers about what your business is doing and why, all the way through their holiday ‘journey’. Here are some suggestions:

• Communicate to explain the impacts that plastic waste can have on New Zealand and how they can work with you to avoid that
• Suggest simple actions such as refusing plastic bags, straws and other single-use items, or not using the miniature toiletries in the bathroom
• Let them know where they can recycle in your region or around New Zealand
• Motivate customers by showing how their participation boosts overall plastic reduction. Connect the story to the location – for example, by explaining the positive effect plastic waste reduction will have on local marine life, the attractiveness of the beach or the well-being of local people
• Encourage customers to get involved with local initiatives such as beach clean-ups.