3. Problem of Garbage and Pollution

Apart from environmental degradation with tourist infrastructure, population pressure from eco-tourism also leaves behind garbage and pollution associated with the Western lifestyle. Although eco-tourists claim to be educationally sophisticated and environmentally concerned, they rarely understand the ecological consequences of their visits and how their day-to-day activities have physical impacts on the environment. The eco-tourists rarely recognise the great consumption of non-renewable energy required to arrive at their destination, which is typically more remote than conventional tourism destinations. For instance, an exotic journey to a place 10,000 km away consumes 100 litres of fuel per person.