REDUCE REDUCE REDUCE Take everything you can out of packaging
Don’t bring an abundance of perishables
Bring an easy-to-carry plate, cup, and utensils
Theme camps or 15+ people camping together…get together and buy kegs
Educate virgins and all your campmates beforehand
Volunteer now to help at event with greening efforts
Carry a small container to pick up small trash or cigarette butts
Bring cans only. NO BOTTLES.
Don’t bring plastic bags (paper is compostable)
Bring a 5+ gallon jug of drinking water and refill just one water bottle throughout the event.
Have a plan for the kitchen area in your camp for a containers of compost & recyclables
Bring re-usable bags to pick up MOOP (matter out of place, aka litter)
Carpool. Start a list online, be flexible with times and make it work!
At Event
LEAVE NO TRACE that you were ever there.
Pick up all of your MOOP (Matter Out Of Place) & that of others. Allow some time to pick up MOOP at the end of the event…really go over your entire campsite with a fine-tooth comb and make sure you’re not leaving a thing…if you can’t fit items in your car, whatever situation may be, go talk to someone, re-pack, adapt…but do not leave anything at the event!
Good deeds are contagious– lead by example
Pick up an Earth Guardian re-usable bag at Green Camp or Info Booth and carry around to pick up MOOP anytime.
Set aside time/people to separate recyclables & compost from trash at your camps. Ask an Earth Guardian if you don’t know what goes where.
PAY ATTENTION TO SIGNS AT RECYCLE STATIONS & COMPOSTER. The system only works as well as you do.
Pick up Greening Apogaea & Greening Your Life information at Info Booth
Camp with Green Camp (all are welcome)
Attend a Greening workshop (see event guide for times)
Be proactive–if you see someone littering or not recycling/composting ask to help and teach them how it’s done!
Don’t scar the ground with fire. Do not burn outside allowed areas
If your car has a leak please place something under it that you will take back with you to catch the fluid. These fluids are toxic to the ground.
Don’t urinate or defecate on the ground—it will upset the balance of the ecosystem. The portapotties are there for a reason!
COMPACT all your trash (feet make great compactors)…crush things
COMPOST…much of your trash is compostable; check with Earth Guardians/Info Booth for more details. Composting is available on-site COMMIT to helping the Earth Guardians recycle at your camp…put someone in charge!
Post Event
Have everything tied down so you don’t accidentally leave trash on the roadways
Don’t dump trash in neighboring communities. They are too small to handle our impact.
Take recycling you decided to carry out to an appropriate facility.
Plant trees or buy carbon offset credits (www.trugreenglobe.us) for the gas used to create and transport yourself to the event.
Take what you learn about Greening Apogaea back to the rest of your life…BE INSPIRED…and commit to being green & promoting green in your life
TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE with our ideas and our actions