13 Environmentally Conscious Packing Tips for Your Next Vacation

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Before you zip your suitcase, your vacation is already taxing the planet. Wired offers 13 practical strategies for reducing your travel footprint at the packing stage, from choosing versatile, durable clothing that works across multiple outfits to swapping single-use toiletries for solid alternatives and packing reusable bottles and bags. The piece tackles the often-overlooked fact that how you prepare for a trip, not just how you get there, shapes its environmental impact. Small choices in what you bring matter.