Rickshaw Travel

ABTAATOL Protected

  • Destinations
  • Family holidays
  • Travel guides
  • About us
  • Blog
My Travel Plan
Loading...

Your travel plan is empty!

Add your favourite trips or an itinerary to your travel plan. Click on 'My Travel Plan' to see what you've added and send it to us. Our travel specialists will piece your holiday together (including transport & accommodation) and send you a quote within one working day.

Get started!

Added so far...

We'll create your dream holiday

    Next, review & send us your travel plan for your quote

    Request your quote

    Or view/email a copy of your travel plan

    View your travel plan
     Your next steps

    1. Add your favourite trips or an itinerary to your travel plan
    2. Click the Request your quote button to send it over to us
    3. Our travel specialists will piece your holiday together (including transport & accommodation) and send you a quote within one working day

     Your next steps

    1. Add your favourite trips or an itinerary to your travel plan
    2. Click the Request your quote button to send it over to us
    3. Our travel specialists will piece your holiday together (including transport & accommodation) and send you a quote within one working day

    • Destinations
      • Asia
        • Bhutan
        • China
        • India
        • Japan
        • Nepal
        • Sri Lanka
        • Tibet
      • South East Asia
        • Borneo
        • Cambodia
        • Indonesia
        • Laos
        • Malaysia
        • Myanmar
        • Thailand
        • Vietnam
      • North America
        • Canada
      • Central America
        • Belize
        • Costa Rica
        • Cuba
        • Guatemala
        • Mexico
        • Nicaragua
        • Panama
      • South America
        • Argentina
        • Bolivia
        • Brazil
        • Chile
        • Ecuador & Galapagos
        • Peru
      • View all destinations
    • Family holidays
      • Asia
        • India
        • Sri Lanka
      • South East Asia
        • Borneo
        • Cambodia
        • Indonesia
        • Thailand
        • Vietnam
      • North America
        • Canada
        • USA
      • Central America
        • Costa Rica
        • Cuba
      • South America
        • Peru
    • Travel guides
      • Travel guides by destination
        • Borneo
        • Canada
        • Costa Rica
        • Cuba
        • Ecuador
        • Galapagos
        • India
        • Indonesia
        • Japan
        • Peru
        • Sri Lanka
        • Vietnam
      • Family Holiday Guides
        • Borneo
        • Canada
        • Costa Rica
        • Cuba
        • India
        • Indonesia
        • Malaysia
        • Peru
        • Sri Lanka
        • Thailand
        • USA
        • Vietnam
      • Inspiration
        • Beaches
        • City stopovers
        • Diving and snorkelling
        • Food & drink
        • Honeymoons
        • Self drive
        • Trekking
        • Unique experiences
        • Wildlife & safari
      • Where to Go When
        • January
        • February
        • March
        • April
        • May
        • June
        • July
        • August
        • September
        • October
        • November
        • December
    • About us
      • Discover more
        • Our values
        • Meet the team
        • How we work
        • Work with us
        • Customer reviews
        • In the news
        • Contact us
      • Responsible travel
        • Responsible travel
        • Animal welfare
        • Local projects
        • Our Responsible Travel Policy
        • How to be a responsible traveller
      • Travel Advice
        • Accommodation
        • Covid-19
        • Flights
        • Honeymoon Gift Service
        • LGBTQ+ travellers
        • Refer a Friend
        • Travel insurance
        • Visas & passports
    • Blog
    AsiaSouth East AsiaNorth AmericaCentral AmericaSouth AmericaView all destinations
    BhutanChinaIndiaJapanNepalSri LankaTibet
    BorneoCambodiaIndonesiaLaosMalaysiaMyanmarThailandVietnam
    Canada
    BelizeCosta RicaCubaGuatemalaMexicoNicaraguaPanama
    ArgentinaBoliviaBrazilChileEcuador & GalapagosPeru
     
     
    AsiaSouth East AsiaNorth AmericaCentral AmericaSouth America
    IndiaSri Lanka
     
    BorneoCambodiaIndonesiaThailandVietnam
     
    CanadaUSA
     
    Costa RicaCuba
     
    Peru
     
    Travel guides by destinationFamily Holiday GuidesInspirationWhere to Go When
    • Borneo
    • Canada
    • Costa Rica
    • Cuba
    • Ecuador
    • Galapagos
    • India
    • Indonesia
    • Japan
    • Peru
    • Sri Lanka
    • Vietnam
    • Borneo
    • Canada
    • Costa Rica
    • Cuba
    • India
    • Indonesia
    • Malaysia
    • Peru
    • Sri Lanka
    • Thailand
    • Vietnam
    • USA
    BeachesCity stopoversDiving and snorkellingFood & drinkHoneymoonsSelf driveTrekkingUnique experiencesWildlife & safari
    • January
    • February
    • March
    • April
    • May
    • June
    • July
    • August
    • September
    • October
    • November
    • December
    Discover moreResponsible travelTravel Advice
    Our valuesMeet the teamHow we workWork with usCustomer reviewsIn the newsContact us
    Responsible travelAnimal welfareLocal projectsOur Responsible Travel PolicyHow to be a responsible traveller
    AccommodationCovid-19FlightsHoneymoon Gift ServiceLGBTQ+ travellersRefer a FriendTravel insuranceVisas & passports

    Rickshaw Ramblings

    • Browse by Destination
    • Argentina
    • Bhutan
    • Bolivia
    • Borneo
    • Borneo for Families
    • Brazil
    • Brighton
    • Cambodia
    • Cambodia for Families
    • Canada
    • Canada for Families
    • Chile
    • China
    • Costa Rica
    • Costa Rica for Families
    • Cuba
    • Ecuador & Galapagos
    • Family
    • India
    • Indochina
    • Indonesia
    • Indonesia for Families
    • Japan
    • Laos
    • Malaysia
    • Mexico
    • Myanmar
    • Nepal
    • Nicaragua
    • Panama
    • Peru
    • Sri Lanka
    • Sri Lanka for Families
    • Thailand
    • Thailand for Families
    • Tibet
    • USA for families
    • Vietnam
    • Vietnam for Families
    • Browse by Theme
    • 24 hours in...
    • Competition
    • Cultural
    • Customers stories
    • Family travel
    • Food and drink
    • Friends of Rickshaw
    • History
    • Responsible travel
    • Top tips
    • Wellness
    • Wildlife

    6th November 2015 by Angel • 5 min read

    Feed bellies, not bins | Our zero waste lunch

    Share:

    Man smiling on headset

    Prefer to chat things through?

    Enquire now

    We’re not sure if you noticed, but Rickshaw is on a bit of a mission. We aim to marry up those sometimes contradictory passions of ours; the yearning to experience the authentic spirit of a place, and the urge to show it off to as many people as possible! We’re talking about responsible tourism, of course – immersing ourselves in communities while always being aware of the effect we have on them. Well, that mission is not just for the countries that we visit, but our own beautiful, sometimes-maybe-a-bit-grey, little island too! Read the latest from Angel on our sustainable mission, right here in good old Blighty…

    5,000 full bellies, zero waste!

    I reckon if you’ve been paying even the slightest bit of attention around Brighton (our fabulous home town), you’ll have noticed the massive push recently towards cutting back on waste and forging a greener, more sustainable future. A few weeks ago it was Brighton fashion week making waves with the ‘tonne of clothing’ event highlighting the issues around clothing waste, and just last week, we were ducking out of the office in groups so we didn’t miss the brilliant ‘Feed the 5000’ event down at The Level; an initiative set up to provide zero waste lunches to the masses.

    feed-bellies-not-bins-woman-cooking
    A volunteer cooks up a feast at the event

    We’re serious about sustainability!

    We are certainly no strangers to the world of waste conscientiousness ourselves; it’s been a big part of our objective since we started, to work towards being the sort of company that can be proud of its impact. We often benefit from talks on the subject and are committed to educating ourselves. Why just last June, we celebrated our ‘sustainable travel’ accreditation, at Brighton’s first locally sourced, zero waste restaurant Silo!

    feed-bellies-not-bins-team
    We were inspired by the tasty zero waste grub

    Ready, steady…cook!

    And now, being the enthusiastic, spirited bunch of go getters that we are, we’ve decided to join in the fun! We cancelled our lunch order for the day, and, armed with anything we found laying about our kitchens, and a healthy dose of optimism, we managed to cobble together QUITE the delicious spread…

    feed-bellies-not-bins-rickshaw-lunch
    What a feast!

     

    From spicy roasted carrots and cauliflower cheese to jacket spuds and crispy bruscetta, today we made sure that nothing in our cupboards went to waste (and we might even have a few budding Jamie Olivers in our midst).

    The team enjoying their grub
    The team enjoying their grub

     

    What we’ve seen first-hand is how easy it can be to reduce our waste with just a little thought. We are lucky enough to have our food recycling as well as our normal recycling looked after by Paper Round, a local total waste management service who share our vision for closing the sustainable loop as it were. Having all of our food waste in one container really helps us keep track of our impact, but we’re keen to reduce our impact at home as well. Ideally we’d love to solve all of the world’s problems with picnics, but just in case we need a few fail safe alternative plans…

    Fancy doing your bit?

    Here are a few things we’ve learned that you can try for yourself…

    • Try to plan out your meals as much as possible, to save you from buying things that will go off before you need them.
    • Organise your fridge effectively to help keep your food fresh for longer.
    • Use resealable packaging wherever possible.
    • Get to know the differences between the ‘best before’ ‘use by’ and ‘sell by’ labelling system.
    • Supermarkets will pass the buck of surplus food to us with tempting ‘buy one get one free’ offers, or with deals on bigger packages. This is particularly problematic with food that will go out of date soon. Be strong! Be aware!
    • Keep an eye on those bananas! Perishable products such as fruit and veg and baked goods are the biggest culprits, often ending up in the bin.

    Food for thought…

    Last week, we learned a pretty startling fact from our local waste management company, Paper Round;

    “If we all stop wasting food that could have been eaten, the benefit to the planet would be the equivalent of taking 1 in 5 cars off the road.”

    Now that’s food for thought.

    SustainabiltyZero-waste
    Image of Angel

    Written by Angel

    View Profile

    Angel is our office organiser & is forever smiling! She dreams of exploring African plains and having a good chin wag with locals from across the globe.

    Comments

    Next Article

    Uncovering North Sumatra | Petra Shepherd

    Previous Article

    Foodie delights in Cambodia

    Other articles you may like

    Back up

    As featured in

    • the guardian logo
    • wanderlust logo red
    • Lonely Planet
    • National Geographic Traveler
    • Psychologies
    • The Daily Telegraph

    Information

    • Contact us
    • Booking conditions
    • Financial protection
    • Health and safety
    • Your Package Holiday
    • FCDO travel advice
    • Blog
    • Coronavirus updates

    Get in touch

    We're a friendly bunch and always ready for a chat so feel free to get in touch.

    Call us: 01273 322 398

    Email us: hello@rickshawtravel.co.uk

    Contact us

    Connect with us

    FacebookInstagramTwitterYouTubePinterest
    ATOL Protected ABTA Travelife

    © 2008 - 2021 | Rickshaw Travel

    Privacy Policy  |  Cookie Policy  |  Sitemap

    Call us Phone us

    Please give us your consent to use cookies

    We use cookies to ensure our website works, to give you an enhanced experience while browsing, and to enable us to use 3rd party tools that are connected to us. Read our Cookie Policy for more information.

    What are your holiday plans?

    • Our travel specialists know everything there is to know about your chosen destination. Please tell us what you're looking for below and we’ll get back to you very soon (usually within 24 hours).

    • This field is only shown to Rickshaw Admins, and is used for routing the form to the correct destination inbox
    • This field is only shown to Rickshaw Admins, and is used for routing the form to the correct destination inbox
    • If you'd prefer us to call you, please enter your phone number here
    • If you can, please share with us how many people are travelling, when you’d like to go, what you’d really like to experience, what you love doing on holidays, your rough budget, and when's best to contact you.
      By signing up to the email newsletter you consent to receive promotional emails from us. You can unsubscribe at any time. We genuinely care about you and treat your data securely and respectfully. We tell you all about it in our Privacy Policy.
    • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.