Compost Bags and Campgrounds

[Green Bonnie]

I agree completely with Courtney here  .... We have an aggressive single stream recycling program in my community that accepts "all" recyclable materials. Force of habit continued when we set up our "camp systems". A simple clarification of the policies would greatly help our pre abgat. I would remove carboard boxes from the pack, double check the food packaging, and triple check for "unnacceptable" recyclable material before ever leaving my driveway.

It would also help us all to become better festivarians if we simply knew what material could be recycled at TBF and what needs to g to the landfill. Like Courtney we depend on campmates to do water and garbage runs, it's a waste of their valuable festivation time to have to seperate stuff at the dump site or camp site when a bit of "abgat" communication could educate us all.

  stepping down from the soapbox now   

 

thanks for the feedback-

would having info about what can/ can not be recycled, composted on the website prior to festivals be helpful for future festivals?  Because festivarains are coming from all over and each community has their own system, it does get tricky about what can and can not be recycled and composted compared to one's home community

any other suggestions/feedback about the waste system are most welcomed!!
Festivarians are a key part of the green programs success so thank all of you!! 

 Listening to: Fallin Slowly by the Swell Season

[LuAnna]

yes PLEASE!

designate ahead of time .. (on the website and on the forum.. and include a link with the camping confirmation emails) what is recyclable, what we can put in the compost and what is trash. Point out the WHAT IS NOT  when it will help clarify .. and include a few good tips that will make help us keep all of those things to a minimum.


Thanks!
LuAnna

[TheBanjomatic]

Nice Jerry I never got that far
I got kick out of Cub Scouts for eating a Brownie..
 
 

Shut up Ron!!   But oh how we missed you this year  

[Cindy Lou]

If we know where the recylcables/compostables are going, for example San Miguel County landfill or wherever, we can just go to their website and find out what they take and do not take.  I know that La Plata Co. and Montezuma Co. are VERY different in what they accept, so most of mine gets hauled to Durango because they have better facilities and accept many more items than Cortez or Mancos.  Perhaps you could post a link to the site of wherever they are destined for.

[TellurideTom]

Handing them out as people enter the campgrounds or get their wristbands would help a lot. The bunch you gave me when I got my wristband didn't make it half way through Town Park before they were gone.

[g-luv]

If we know where the recylcables/compostables are going, for example San Miguel County landfill or wherever, we can just go to their website and find out what they take and do not take.  I know that La Plata Co. and Montezuma Co. are VERY different in what they accept, so most of mine gets hauled to Durango because they have better facilities and accept many more items than Cortez or Mancos.  Perhaps you could post a link to the site of wherever they are destined for.

I think it's an excellent idea to have links to local and state recycling facilities.  I took home some paper board since it's recyclable in Boulder County but apparently not recyclable in San Miguel.

[kissmtnair]

We recieved our compost bag when we first arrived at Ilium.  We had our compost, recycling, and regular trash bags so it kept everything tidy and easy to clean up.  We also had some confusion about what we could recycle etc. so maybe a little more local recycling info for next year.