Camping is very popular in the UAE and during weekend you can find families or groups of friends having picnics BBQs or camping all around the desert and the wadis.

Unfortunately, many times they leave their tracks behind, visible as colorful gatherings of cans, bottles, plastic bags and food packaging.

Did you know that it takes hundreds* of years for a plastic bag to decompose?

None of us is happy with the fact that currently, that even spots deep in the desert are polluted with trash. The trash is also a serious threat to the fragile life in this harsh environment. There is no excuse to leave your trash behind. Take your trash with you back to the city, or use one of the many trash containers provided by the authorities along several roads.

There are also a lot of cheap and simple ways to making camping greener. Use reusable bags when you go for shopping, or at least paper bags. Instead of plastic cups, plates and cutlery, use reusable materials. I many stores there are reusable, or even better, solid metal plates and cups available. After several picnics or BBQs, your purchases are cheaper than constantly buying disposables, and believe me, it is far more comfortable to use proper ‘tools’ for a BBQs or picnic. Everybody who has ever tried to cut a steak with plastic cutlery on a paper or plastic plate knows what I’m talking about.

Be smart and do something good for our environment, so that it will be preserved for future generations.

*Nobody actually knows for sure how long it will take: some say 300 years, while others estimate it to be  more than 400 years – so far nobody reached this age, so we cannot know for sure..

Think to the future, think green!!