Plastic Eiffel Towers, Canadian snow globes, American key rings...While these plastic souvenirs may remind you of your trip in the short term, most of these little trinkets get tossed into the trash or left in a box left in the cupboard. Spend your money on experiences and take photos instead. Photographs capture experiences, the memories of the event, place, and your friends.And with the ability to post your photos in all kinds of places instantly, you not only have cataloged memories, but you can also get feedback on other things to do, places to go from people who have been where you are, while you are still there. When you get home, if you want a souvenir, all you need do is print and frame your favourite pics for the wall!
Photos of the real Eiffel Tower are better than plastic Eiffel Tower key rings and with so many places to show off your pics online, why bother with plastic you will most likely toss out? Australians produce an estimated 1.3 million tonnes of plastic every year. This is the equivalent of 71kg per person in Australia.
Half of the plastic globally produced goes into products that are used only once.