We all tried to keep a regimen of cleaning up all garbage, recycling, and compost every morning for the ten days of festival. It really helped to have that discipline!
Then there was the "wash your own *(^#$+@! dishes! That didn't work so well. Something to work on for next year. It is so important for folks to have their own eating utensils and drinking cups on hand, the reduction in trips to the compost/recycling dumpster are noticeable. If you plan on eating at a neighbors camp bring your own dishes! We promise to have dish washing and sanitizing facilities on hand for you after every breakfast and dinner.
I started packing up the kitchen right after dinner on Sunday and began doing a general clean up while grooving to the excellent tunes coming from the stage. It helped immensely, especially considering the snowstorm Sunday night. I'm proud to say that Camp Run a Muck was completely packed out and ready to roll by about 11am Monday. That freed us up to help our neighbors with the pack out.
Also a big thanks to the Planet for keeping the Recycling, Garbage, and Compost dumpsters in place through Monday
Having the volunteer staff on hand to help educate and keep the veterans from getting lazy with the sorting thing was a huge and welcome addition. Much diversion from the landfill happened because of those super volunteers simply being present. A bit of peer pressure also helped with the few camps who made the choice to haul the "bar" away rather than leaving it to the landfill
All in all I feel that we all made great strides this year to make the pack out a fun and productive experience. The snow really helped IMHO.... I could not stop giggling about all that white stuff on the day before the first day of summer!
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Gentle on my mind - Tim O 6/14/11
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