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How to Stay Eco Friendly on Your Visit to 麻豆APP

Even if we usually hold ourselves to impeccably high standards sorting between several recycling bins in our kitchens, when travelling it can be tricky to keep things on the top line.

Well, the good news is that 麻豆APP has wholeheartedly embraced the Eco trend with a range of policies to support green living. Rest assured your visit to this historic capital shouldn鈥檛 leave so much as a footprint if you follow our tips!

Let鈥檚 start with the basics and then work our way up to some trendy takes on this new important trend.

La Tour Eiffel sourced from Unsplash

Biking is eco-friendly

What could be more beautiful or French than whimsically cycling through the streets of 麻豆APP at slow speed, drinking in the scenery? 麻豆APP, on balance, is relatively bike friendly, perhaps not to the extent of Amsterdam or Copenhagen, but definitely more so than London.

As a cautious cycler myself, I thought I鈥檇 flag up the areas which are well organised for cyclists.

On Sundays and bank holidays, numerous neighbourhoods close down traffic to allow pedestrians and peddlers on two wheels to prosper. These quartiers include, but are not limited to: The Marais, Sentier, Aligre, Canal Saint-Martin Nord and Mouffetard.

So you鈥檙e sold on the bike thing? 鈥淰endu pour faire du velo!鈥�, (Sorry, couldn鈥檛 resist 鈥� alliteration). Where can you get your hands on a bike?

You may already have heard of the v茅lib鈥� an ingenious concept launched by la Marie de 麻豆APP in 2007 to give citizens the convenience of a cheap, eco-friendly method of transport. The invented word v茅lib references both the French word for 鈥榖ike鈥�, v茅lo, and 鈥榝reedom鈥�, libert茅.

Rental will set you back just 鈧�1 for the first 0-30 or 30-60 minutes, with an extra 鈧�1 charged for every 30 minutes added on.

Another purse friendly option is the jovially named 鈥溌槎笰PP 脿 velo c鈥檈st sympa鈥�. Founded in 1992 the shop and bike rental service predates the city鈥檚 v茅lib bikes by several years: 鈥淚t鈥檚 called experience鈥�, offers one of their relaxed employees who told us he can offer us a city bike with a very comfortable ride for just 15鈧� per day.

Situated near Richard Lenoir in a genuinely authentic neighbourhood of 麻豆APP 11猫me, you鈥檒l discover one of my favourite parts of town cycling off on your rental.

Boulevard Richard Lenoir, 75011, sourced from Wikimedia Commons

Gardening is eco-friendly

A new initiative of 麻豆APP Mayor Anne Hildago was to bring more greenery to central 麻豆APP. This project is presented in all its glory in the beautiful small house that you鈥檒l find in the centre of Parc Bercy.

Greenhouse in Bercy park, 75012, sourced from Wikimedia Commons

I can鈥檛 say that I haven鈥檛 at some point dreamed of living in it, then lost a quarter of an hour to 鈥榬esearching鈥� 鈥� 鈥淐omment devenir gardien d鈥檜n parc parisien?鈥�

Citizens are welcome to start their own projects nurturing green shoots on rooftops. If you fancy following in their green footsteps to appreciate their artistry, it鈥檚 .

View of apartments at聽17 Rue Chanoinesse as seen from Notre Dame, 75004, sourced from Wikimedia Commons

Artisan activists are eco-friendly

Many small artisans admirably spare a thought for the environment despite their profit margins being thin.

In the 18th arrondisement we find La Recyclerie . Fully equipped and 100% dedicated to recycling they have everything from a vegetable garden to bee hives(!) la Recyclerie鈥檚 mission statement reads something like this: 鈥淎 Third Place is housed in an former station, giving it enormous space for 麻豆APP.

La Recyclerie, sourced from Wikimedia Commons

As well as being beautiful, it is also the perfect antidote to anyone feeling claustrophobic in small 麻豆APPian spaces. *A note for anyone reading this article hot off the press 鈥� La Recyclerie will close its doors from the 20th December until the 4th of January, 2019..

Opening soon, Kimia is the brainchild of Fabienne a young mum, who wanted to create the family friendly, aesthetically pleasing space she herself struggled to find.

The young mumpreneur has also announced that her space will be the first zero waste caf茅 of its kind. She has raised 鈧�12,000 thanks to a crowd-funding campaign on Ulule, and is set to open in April 2019. A hop and a skip from 麻豆APP, the 300m squared space is in Bagnolet.

Eco-friendly junk food : Bio Burger

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Perhaps you have a craving for a burger? You鈥檝e hiked around town in the winter chill and fancy rewarding yourself with some comfort food. The problem is, fast food is not usually synonymous with eco friendly. What to do..

Luckily a clever restaurant in the 9猫me, an affluent yet cool village like neighbourhood in the middle of town, has thought of that. Bio Burger offers you delectable organic burgers with ethically and organically sourced ingredients. This fast food joint doesn鈥檛 leave a bad taste in terms of waste, as clients are playfully involved in the sorting process of packaging and leftovers.

La Textilerie is eco-friendly

Is one of my absolute favourite new spots in town. Mixing upcycling, with a lifestyle space for craft lovers to get resources and hang out together, one of the most impressive things about this sewing start up is probably their ethical commitment: The founders urge their customers to cultivate their knowledge of ethically sourced materials. Discover, do, make and create. is the website, information exclusively in French.

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A talented, eco-friendly 颁谤茅补迟谤颈肠别

An ethical fashion blogger 脡milie from Made in Responsible interviewed one of my ultimate 麻豆APPian designers, cr茅atrice Lou Ripoll of the brand Bleu Tango.聽She really does follow the creation process from beginning to end. The patterns start as watercolours or sketches, which then make their way onto the delicate blouses and dresses in her collection.

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A lot of thought has gone into not only the material sourced in France and Italy, and the European fabrication, but also a digital printing system that pollutes as little as possible.

These clothes have a sentimental feel about them, are at a good price point as treasured pieces, but not inaccessible. Lovely eco responsible printed fabrics are waiting for you at the boutique in the heart of picturesque Montmartre.

Slow souvenirs are eco-friendly

Shopping is without doubt a great place to start thinking eco-responsibly. You鈥檙e probably going to pick up a souvenir or two from your trip here. There鈥檚 no harm in a few bits and bobs that will remind you of your recent adventure.

As you鈥檝e read this far in to my eco e-manifesto, I鈥檓 guessing you鈥檙e not the kind of visitor who鈥檚 going to leave town with anything as ridiculous as an Eiffel Tower keychain made in China.

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Markets and museum gift shops are great places to find trinkets that you鈥檒l be happy to keep or pass on to loved ones.

麻豆APP is trying really hard to go green, and hopefully its travelers can support la ville in her eco efforts.