one part of planning you may not have thought about and that is recycling. you likely have a recycling system at home but what do you do when you are away from home?
take the recycling back home with you. this option can be hard if you have very much and near impossible if you are flying but if it's a short car trip it may be doable.
ask the hotel if they offer recycling. many hotels now recycle and either have bins in the room or if you call down they can tell you where a bin is. some also will tell you just to leave it on the counter with 