What Wayoutback is doing to clean up its own back yard

Wayoutback Desert Safaris is an Advanced Eco Accredited tour operator with a continuing commitment to the environment. We have already taken the following pro-active measures to reduce our carbon footprint:

• reducing cooling and heating emissions by installing a tropical roof in the office
• replacing office PCs with laptops to reduce the carbon footprint
• recycling office paper
• reducing fuel usage by upgrading the vehicle fleet from 9 seats to larger capacity vehicles
• reducing power usage by installing skylights in the operations/vehicle shed and therefore utilising natural light
• using recycled materials in the building and maintenance of campsites where appropriate
• re-vegetating campsites at regular intervals to minimise visitor impact on areas
• reducing water usage by purchasing front loading washing machines for washing
• using sunshine to dry sleeping bags instead of commercial dryers
• reducing plastic bags & excess packaging by centralising food ordering and supply for tours
• using non-plastic tour crockery – cups/plates, etc
• We use refillable cartridges for all our printers
• reusing of discarded water containers as ice bricks instead of purchasing cooler blocks
• We recycle all Aluminium cans and glass drink bottles from all tours
• We use old newspapers for cleaning vehicle windows
• We recycle all our engine, differential, gear box oils and oil filters
• We recycle all vehicle batteries, scrap metal and steel
• All our late model vehicles comply with the most up-to-date emissions regulations
• We encourage our staff to walk or cycle to work a few times a week
• And last but not least the Boss, Don Wait, has committed at a personal level to cycling to work two days a week to reduce our daily operations vehicle carbon footprint – once his leg has mended itself. Other staff members are also walking or cycling to work to help make a difference.

Read about our other Environmental Initiatives

Environmental Management Policy

Advanced Eco Tourism Accredited

Respect Our Culture (ROC) Accredited