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250 riders all buying bottles of water, big Macs, crisps and cans of Fanta several times a day for two weeks is the other thing I often think about.
Sure some of it might end up being recycled or something but I'd say the majority ends up in a bin.
I know there's a few plastic free initiatives out there but at this point most people aren't participating to my knowledge, and consumables feel like a big part of the overall footprint of these events which is rarely mentioned by organisers who might be pushing other 'green' initiatives.
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c.h.e.
I was robbed while asleep a long time ago in a night train in Germany. Still wondering if drugs were involved.
It's just that everything but riding from your doorstep isn't exactly sustainable. But then a lot of doorsteps aren't in the best riding areas.
It somehow feels a bit like "we give preference to non flying participants" is green washing for an event that's basically not green because people have to travel.
If you want to organise sustainable cycling events, organise them where you live, and get people that live nearby to ride, no?