Brighton's young, hip atmosphere lends itself well to the green agenda. The city has several awards for sustainability and enjoys the status of being a Fair Trade Town. Holiday providers encourage car sharing as well as promoting Brighton's fleet of low emission, diesel buses. The Blue Flag beach is an accolade to its clean, pollution free status, and many Brighton parks have been awarded the new 'green flag' award designed at creating better, healthier green spaces.
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As for accommodation, eco hotels in Brighton are likely to go the whole organic, free range hog with amenities such as environmentally friendly toiletries and comprehensive recycling policies. You can also enjoy vegetarian and organic restaurants serving up fair-trade food in a fun and funky atmosphere. While there, you can hop on a green tram to visit the eco friendly library, or check out the Brighton Earthship building, sculpted entirely from tyres.
Eastbourne has initiated a few eco friendly ideas as well, participating enthusiastically in the 'Bags for Life' campaign and promoting them with a design competition. Recycling boxes are the least of the facilities enjoyed by green hotel accommodation in Eastbourne. Many hospitality providers are phasing out plastic water bottles for example; plastic is usually not recyclable, which makes it dreadful for the environment, and there have been numerous scare stories about plastic bottles leaching a toxin called antimony into your drinking water. This extends to paper cups for water coolers and hospitality trays with china and glass rather than paper fine PPE cups that break at a touch.
At the eco friendly B&Bs in Brighton, you could enjoy a super healthy organic, fair-trade breakfast, while seated on a terrace overlooking the blue green ocean. The rooms will be scrubbed clean with naturally antiseptic materials, such as white vinegar and borax.
The 5 star, super luxury eco guest house in Hastings offer eco friendly amenities and encourage guests to use an attitude of water conservation. The public areas are cleaned using eco friendly cleaning products. Green B&Bs in Eastbourne are usually dog friendly, with a commitment to sustainability and energy saving devices fitted throughout. Dual flush WCs can help conserve water and table linen helps avoid throwaway paper products.