And the band plays on...

After going to VirginFest and seeing how effective the ‘go green!’ message can be when presented to tens of thousands of festival goers, I was psyched to read about another music fest making the most of the opportunity to support the green movement…

The September 14-16 Austin City Limits Festival is slated to be ‘one of the greenest festivals ever!’ Here’s how:

• All food will be served on either compostable or biodegradable paper plates.
• No Styrofoam allowed on site. Nothing can be packed in it; nothing can be served in it.
• Using biodiesel in site generators to the highest extent possible.
• Select site enhancements will be powered by solar energy.
• Using high efficiency lighting as much as possible (including LEDs) and replacing incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs).
• Will provide incentive programs in place encouraging patrons to participate in recycling program in place for plastic water bottles and beer cups.
• All corrugated cardboard will be broken down and recycled.
• Portalets will be stocked with recycled toilet paper (huh?)
• Handwashing stations will have hand sanitizers rather than paper towels (This was the talk of the festival last year, well not really, but really improved the port-o-potty experience:-)
• Used batteries from stage & production areas will be collected for proper disposal.
• Patrons will be encouraged to bring old cell phones and batteries for proper recycling.

Pretty impressive… I am glad to see this trend taking hold!

Kendra

www.greendimes.com