Reducing plastic waste while travelling

Reduce your plastic usage! Photos: dpa

It took Anselm Nathanael Pahnke 414 days to cycle right across Africa. And along the way he filmed his impressions of his journey. The result, Elsewhere. Alone Through Africa, recently hit the cinemas and one thing that really stands out is just how little garbage Pahnke produced during his adventure.

Equipped with his own cooking utensils and drinking bottles, the globetrotter only bought unpackaged food at markets and only took water from public springs and wells. This rather extreme example shows how it’s possible to produce less plastic waste if one really tries.