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Music Festivals:
1. Bonnaroo www.bonnaroo.com www.cleanvibes.com
BONNAROO ENVIRONMENTAL MISSION STATEMENT (From their website)
Bonnaroo's overarching sustainability principle is: local is sustainable.
Bonnaroo is committed to investing the extensive time and resources necessary to be a leader in creating a
sustainable festival. From our inception, the festival has strived to make the most sustainable choices
while maintaining the ultimate experience for the fan, setting the standard in sustainability and greening
practices for North American festivals.
The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival is committed to partnering with the fans, other festivals, musicians,
the community in which we work, and artists to affect change. To take our sustainability practices to the next
level the festival is a proponent of behavior changes, long-term investments, purchasing locally, and the
ripple effect of education.
We are proud that our sustainability work has been recognized by the Greener Festival Awards. In 2008 we
were one of six festivals in the world to receive their highest honor for Outstanding Greener Festival award.
FESTIVAL TO INTRODUCE PERMANENT ONSITE ELECTRICITY FACILITIES,
BOTTLE-LESS WATER PROGRAM, COMPOST HEAP, VEGETABLE GARDEN
Among the many ways it is living up to that award are sourcing food vendors and suppliers locally, having
over 2000 recycling bins, stages powered with biodiesel blends, the Less Bottled Water Program, and
hosting a food drive that benefits the Good Samaritan Food Pantry in Manchester, TN
Planet Roo: The culmination of the festival’s environmental mission statement while on site is Planet Roo,
an eco and social activism village dedicated promoting socially responsible lifestyles. Planet Roo is where
you can interact with environmental organizations like Rock the Earth, Oxfam, Natural Resources Defense
Council and HeadCount; eat organic food at a waste-free restaurant; and enjoy interviews and
performances on the the Solar Stage, powered by solar-photovoltaic panels.
BONNAROO 2009 BY THE NUMBERS!
33% of all waste diverted from landfill by WEIGHT
Recycling:
• 81.49 tons hauled commingled to Orange Grove Recycling in Chattanooga
• 19.07 tons of scrap metal hauled to CFC Recycling in Tullahoma
• 27.18 tons of cardboard hauled to Coffee County Recycling
• 3 tons of used cooking oil diverted and collected by Tennessee Bio Energy to be processed into biodiesel
• Total of 130.74 tons of recycling
Compost:
• Approximately 30 tons of compost (that’s 3 times as much as last year!)
Donated food:
• 2.5 tons donated to Feed America First
Landfill:
• 329.47 tons
• Total: 489.71 tons of waste
65% of all waste diverted from landfill by VOLUME!
• 2,170 cubic yards of recycling
• 500 cubic yards of compost (the pile was 30'x30'x15'high!)
• 1,420 cubic yards of landfill waste
• Total: 4,090 cubic yards of waste
2. Rothbury www.rothburyfestival.com
Rothbury hosts the Sustainable Schools Program, partnering with local company to install two wind-
turbines at local Michigan schools. They also run the Green Rocks! Contest, challenging local school
children in grades 1-8 with the question, “How can you make your school or community more sustainable?”
Classrooms submitted their ideas, ranging from live roofs to green building and winners and prizes were
recently announced.
Other notable eco-initiatives at Rothbury include: the ‘V-Bike’ by Viability, an 8 person bicycle that generates
renewable, carbon free power for an onsite digital recording studio; organic festival t-shirts; an annual food
drive; and a cell phone recycling drive, where concert-goers can turn in old, unused mobile phones and in
return get discount vouchers and a chance to win prizes.
From the Rothbury Website:
1) WHAT DOES ROTHBURY MEAN BY SAYING WE ARE A SUSTAINABLE EVENT?
ROTHBURY is a festival that aims to have minimum impact on our planet, while having a major impact on
its people. ROTHBURY is dedicated to running as close to a zero-waste event as possible.
2) HOW WILL ROTHBURY REDUCE WASTE?
ROTHBURY is committed to reducing waste in every choice that we make. We will reduce carbon by
reducing energy, and by supporting clean bio-energy. We will reduce trash by only using compostables,
composting on site, and making this compost available to the local farmers for free. ROTHBURY is looking
for the most ecologically & socially beneficial choices available to us in all that we do…from the stage
construction, on down to the TP in the porta-potties. Want to make a suggestion for how to be a greener
event? greening at rothburyfestival dot com.
3) WILL ROTHBURY PROVIDE RECYCLING?
Yes. ROTHBURY will provide full-service recycling throughout the festival grounds. All recycling can be
mixed except paper and cardboard. That means plastic bottles and aluminum cans may all go in the same
bin (please remember there is no glass allowed on the site). Anywhere you see a trash can at ROTHBURY,
you will also see recycle cans. Easy! Each will be labeled clearly, so please be sure to pause, read them,
and select accordingly. Please recycle whenever possible!
4) WILL ROTHBURY BE COMPOSTING?
Yes. Those paper-looking plates you are eating from? They are really sugarcane, and are compostable.
Same with the beer cups – they look like plastic, but they are made from corn. In fact, every food service item
handed to you will be made from plant-based sources and will end up in the local soil on the farm.
ROTHBURY will provide hundreds of Waste Reclamation Pods inside the festival grounds, for your
convenience. Each pod will have 3 well marked cans - one for composting, one for recycling & one for trash.
At ROTHBURY, you will never see a trash can by itself – there is always a better option available. However,
due to the difficulty with compost tainting at such a large event, we will not have compost cans inside the
camping areas, because those cans can’t be ‘manned’ (and any tainting means that ALL of our compost is
turned away, which we are not willing to risk).
5) WHAT KIND OF ENERGY WILL ROTHBURY BE USING?
ROTHBURY is run on a variety of Green Energy sources including biodiesel, solar, human energy and
more. The festival is primarily run on generators with various mixes of biodiesel, depending on what they
are powering. Most of our light towers, trailers and other infrastructure generators run on B100 made from a
recycled waste product of Ethanol, thanks to Michigan’s own Next Diesel. We use a blended mix of biodiesel
and standard diesel fuel for our stage generators, that blend ranges from B20 (20% biodiesel) to B100
(100% biodiesel). We also use solar in a variety of areas including our cell phone recharging station and
some art installations. And human power is also used for much of the art. Lastly, we offset the festival,
including flights, automobiles, etc, with wind energy from a nearby Midwest Wind Farm, thanks to our non
profit partners Bonneville Environmental Foundation.
1. Bonnaroo www.bonnaroo.com www.cleanvibes.com
BONNAROO ENVIRONMENTAL MISSION STATEMENT (From their website)
Bonnaroo's overarching sustainability principle is: local is sustainable.
Bonnaroo is committed to investing the extensive time and resources necessary to be a leader in creating a
sustainable festival. From our inception, the festival has strived to make the most sustainable choices
while maintaining the ultimate experience for the fan, setting the standard in sustainability and greening
practices for North American festivals.
The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival is committed to partnering with the fans, other festivals, musicians,
the community in which we work, and artists to affect change. To take our sustainability practices to the next
level the festival is a proponent of behavior changes, long-term investments, purchasing locally, and the
ripple effect of education.
We are proud that our sustainability work has been recognized by the Greener Festival Awards. In 2008 we
were one of six festivals in the world to receive their highest honor for Outstanding Greener Festival award.
FESTIVAL TO INTRODUCE PERMANENT ONSITE ELECTRICITY FACILITIES,
BOTTLE-LESS WATER PROGRAM, COMPOST HEAP, VEGETABLE GARDEN
Among the many ways it is living up to that award are sourcing food vendors and suppliers locally, having
over 2000 recycling bins, stages powered with biodiesel blends, the Less Bottled Water Program, and
hosting a food drive that benefits the Good Samaritan Food Pantry in Manchester, TN
Planet Roo: The culmination of the festival’s environmental mission statement while on site is Planet Roo,
an eco and social activism village dedicated promoting socially responsible lifestyles. Planet Roo is where
you can interact with environmental organizations like Rock the Earth, Oxfam, Natural Resources Defense
Council and HeadCount; eat organic food at a waste-free restaurant; and enjoy interviews and
performances on the the Solar Stage, powered by solar-photovoltaic panels.
BONNAROO 2009 BY THE NUMBERS!
33% of all waste diverted from landfill by WEIGHT
Recycling:
• 81.49 tons hauled commingled to Orange Grove Recycling in Chattanooga
• 19.07 tons of scrap metal hauled to CFC Recycling in Tullahoma
• 27.18 tons of cardboard hauled to Coffee County Recycling
• 3 tons of used cooking oil diverted and collected by Tennessee Bio Energy to be processed into biodiesel
• Total of 130.74 tons of recycling
Compost:
• Approximately 30 tons of compost (that’s 3 times as much as last year!)
Donated food:
• 2.5 tons donated to Feed America First
Landfill:
• 329.47 tons
• Total: 489.71 tons of waste
65% of all waste diverted from landfill by VOLUME!
• 2,170 cubic yards of recycling
• 500 cubic yards of compost (the pile was 30'x30'x15'high!)
• 1,420 cubic yards of landfill waste
• Total: 4,090 cubic yards of waste
2. Rothbury www.rothburyfestival.com
Rothbury hosts the Sustainable Schools Program, partnering with local company to install two wind-
turbines at local Michigan schools. They also run the Green Rocks! Contest, challenging local school
children in grades 1-8 with the question, “How can you make your school or community more sustainable?”
Classrooms submitted their ideas, ranging from live roofs to green building and winners and prizes were
recently announced.
Other notable eco-initiatives at Rothbury include: the ‘V-Bike’ by Viability, an 8 person bicycle that generates
renewable, carbon free power for an onsite digital recording studio; organic festival t-shirts; an annual food
drive; and a cell phone recycling drive, where concert-goers can turn in old, unused mobile phones and in
return get discount vouchers and a chance to win prizes.
From the Rothbury Website:
1) WHAT DOES ROTHBURY MEAN BY SAYING WE ARE A SUSTAINABLE EVENT?
ROTHBURY is a festival that aims to have minimum impact on our planet, while having a major impact on
its people. ROTHBURY is dedicated to running as close to a zero-waste event as possible.
2) HOW WILL ROTHBURY REDUCE WASTE?
ROTHBURY is committed to reducing waste in every choice that we make. We will reduce carbon by
reducing energy, and by supporting clean bio-energy. We will reduce trash by only using compostables,
composting on site, and making this compost available to the local farmers for free. ROTHBURY is looking
for the most ecologically & socially beneficial choices available to us in all that we do…from the stage
construction, on down to the TP in the porta-potties. Want to make a suggestion for how to be a greener
event? greening at rothburyfestival dot com.
3) WILL ROTHBURY PROVIDE RECYCLING?
Yes. ROTHBURY will provide full-service recycling throughout the festival grounds. All recycling can be
mixed except paper and cardboard. That means plastic bottles and aluminum cans may all go in the same
bin (please remember there is no glass allowed on the site). Anywhere you see a trash can at ROTHBURY,
you will also see recycle cans. Easy! Each will be labeled clearly, so please be sure to pause, read them,
and select accordingly. Please recycle whenever possible!
4) WILL ROTHBURY BE COMPOSTING?
Yes. Those paper-looking plates you are eating from? They are really sugarcane, and are compostable.
Same with the beer cups – they look like plastic, but they are made from corn. In fact, every food service item
handed to you will be made from plant-based sources and will end up in the local soil on the farm.
ROTHBURY will provide hundreds of Waste Reclamation Pods inside the festival grounds, for your
convenience. Each pod will have 3 well marked cans - one for composting, one for recycling & one for trash.
At ROTHBURY, you will never see a trash can by itself – there is always a better option available. However,
due to the difficulty with compost tainting at such a large event, we will not have compost cans inside the
camping areas, because those cans can’t be ‘manned’ (and any tainting means that ALL of our compost is
turned away, which we are not willing to risk).
5) WHAT KIND OF ENERGY WILL ROTHBURY BE USING?
ROTHBURY is run on a variety of Green Energy sources including biodiesel, solar, human energy and
more. The festival is primarily run on generators with various mixes of biodiesel, depending on what they
are powering. Most of our light towers, trailers and other infrastructure generators run on B100 made from a
recycled waste product of Ethanol, thanks to Michigan’s own Next Diesel. We use a blended mix of biodiesel
and standard diesel fuel for our stage generators, that blend ranges from B20 (20% biodiesel) to B100
(100% biodiesel). We also use solar in a variety of areas including our cell phone recharging station and
some art installations. And human power is also used for much of the art. Lastly, we offset the festival,
including flights, automobiles, etc, with wind energy from a nearby Midwest Wind Farm, thanks to our non
profit partners Bonneville Environmental Foundation.
The late night crowd tours the Bonnaroo U.S. Post Office made from recycled tires, straw and mud on Thursday.
(Christopher Berkey for The New York Times)
(Christopher Berkey for The New York Times)
| The new (2009) permanent Bonnaroo U.S. Post Office made from recycled tires, cob, straw and mud. |
| Download new music instead of buying it on CDs. The "jewel cases" that CDs come in are usually made from polyvinyl chloride, a dangerous material that cannot readily be recycled. Downloading will also help cut down on the production costs and energy used to create the discs themselves. And many record labels are making those clever liner notes available online. |
| If You Do Purchase A CD - Recycle It Discs only Choose a small location in your home, perhaps a home office or the basement. Place a small envelope or box there, and write on it “Recycle Compact Discs Here”. Simply take a few minutes, check your car, and other areas of your house for old, scratched, used, or unwanted discs. Place all the discs into the box. Mark the box “CDs / DVDs / HD-DVD / Blu-ray Discs only” Cases If you have plastic cases such as a jewel case, or a slim case, please see if you can reuse them, or keep them for future use with perhaps another new disc. If broken or cracked, please collect in a separate box, other than the disc box. We accept all standard CD packages, cases and sleeves. If your CD case is a carboard and plastic combination, such as a DigiPak or similar, please tear off the plastic part and place it in this box, but see below in regards to the paper. Mark the box “cases only” Inserts, Covers, Paperwork If you have covers, inserts, manuals or any other paper or paper board product that accompanies your compact disc, Please collect in a separate box. Please write on it “CD paperwork here” Mark the box “paper only” When your boxes or envelopes are full, please send to: The Compact Disc Recycling Center of America 68H Stiles Road Salem, NH 03079 Yes, the shipping may cost you a small amount, but although you may not realize it, you’ll be generating less trash, which you would have to pay to dispose of anyway. Less trash = less weight = less pickups which hopefully means fewer and cheaper trash pick ups. |