Wanaka skifields are getting rid of rubbish bins and asking those hitting the slopes to take their refuse home, all in the name of sustainability.
As well as being encouraged to reduce their waste, visitors to Cardrona Alpine Resort and Treble Cone Cardrona Area this season are also being asked to think about more sustainable forms of transport.
She said this winter there will be no general waste rubbish bins for the public at either resort and neither mountain will sell any items in their food and beverage outlets that have packaging that needs to go to the landfill as non-recyclable.
Rubbish bins will be replaced by recycling and compost stations, with signage explaining the changes and staff members on hand to help visitors sort out their waste, she said.
"We are asking everyone to think really deeply about what they buy in the first place, the packaging it comes in, and the packaging you choose to bring up our mountains."
"If you need to bring single-use packaging, you will need to take that off the mountain with you."
To address transport emissions, both resorts will have free road shuttles (from the bottom of each mountain) for the winter season, she said.
The resorts were also encouraging carpooling by reserving the parking spaces closest to each mountain base facilities for vehicles with three occupants or more until the car parks were filled.
Cardrona Alpine Resort opens for the winter season on June 12, with Treble Cone following on June 25.
