Summer Camp Music Festival is proud to be a
GREEN festival. We’re
taking the necessary steps to reduce our carbon footprint, support
local Illinois businesses and reduce, reuse, and recycle. Learn all
about our greening and recycling initiatives and to discover how YOU can
help us keep Summer Camp a clean, beautiful, and earth friendly event
by checking out the information below.
The Summer Camp Green Team:
Each
year at Summer Camp, Green Team volunteers help us to collect and sort
the trash that is created over the course of the 4-day festival. The
trash is sorted into 3 groups: recyclables, compostables, and landfill
items. The Summer Camp Green Team works tirelessly to ensure that the
grounds stay clean and that all festival attendees are educated about
recycling and composting programs at the park.
Color-Coded Bins:
Summer Camp provides
color-coded recycling, composting, and garbage bins throughout the
festival grounds. The Summer Camp Green Team and Old Hippie Recycling
ensure that all recycling and compostable items are sorted at the
festival and distributed to the proper sites.
Bio diesel Generators:
Summer Camp
provides bio diesel generators for all our electric needs. Summer Camp
worked with Caterpillar engineers to approve B20 (a mix of 20%
bio-diesel) for the generators which had previously only been approved
for B5 (5% bio-diesel). Caterpillar’s approval of the B20 mixture
allowed for the rental companies to ensure the warranty on all the
generators used at Summer Camp– who previously had not approved the use
of bio diesel fuel above B5. This approval also means that anyone else
using Caterpillar generators around the country (or world for that
matter) can now use B20 fuel!
Recycling and Composting Efforts:
Summer Camp
Music Festival requires all vendors to use compostable materials where
we hope that all festival attendees will make an effort to recycle
materials in the appropriately labeled disposal bins located on the
festival grounds. Moreover, our Green Team, combined with Old Hippie
Recycling, make an effort to sort through all compost and recycled
materials to separate into the proper disposal vessels. X-Waste offers
Summer Camp Music Festival services for all of our composting,
recycling, and garbage needs and happens to be local – only 20 miles
away! Look for the labeled and color-coded bins to assist in separating
and do your part to ‘Make a Difference!’
Carbon Offsetting:
At Summer Camp, we understand
that there is an environmental footprint associated with our festival.
This is why we are partnering with Green Mountain Energy Company, for
the 2nd year in a row, to take a leadership role in calculating and
offsetting 100% of our total estimated carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
associated with the production of Summer Camp. To determine this amount,
we tracked the annual CO2 emissions from the following sources:
(1) Artists, staff & volunteer air travel to and from event
(2) Artists, staff & volunteer driving to and from event
(3) Onsite vehicle
(4) Generator emissions
(5) Onsite electricity usage
Summer
Camp Music Festival’s decision to make our event’s operations carbon
neutral, over the past 2 years, has offset approximately 540 metric tons
of CO2. To put that in perspective, that’s as much as over 70,000 trees
can absorb in one year! This is also equivalent to not driving 1.3
million miles or as much as recycling 3 million aluminum cans.
Supporting Local Illinois Businesses:
The Charity
and Greening Fee is used to support a grant program for local community
groups and charities, as well as to support initiatives to limit the
environmental impact of the festival. The Greening Fee is utilized to
buy carbon offsets that help to counteract the carbon footprint of the
festival, purchase biodegradable plastic products that are used
throughout the festival, maintain our recycling program, and equip our
generators with bio diesel fuel. The Charity Fee has previously gone to
support local organizations, such as: Rome Youth Activities, CEC PTO,
Altrusa Inc. Of Chillicothe, Chilli Cemetery Enhancement Comm., Hair
Company Kids, Love-in-Action Food Pantry, Chillicothe Public Library,
South School Intensive First Program, 3 Sisters Antique Tractor Club,
Chillicothe Summer Theatre, Pearce Community Center, Chillicothe
Skate/Bike Park, Chilli Dawgs, 4th of July Committee, Three Sisters Folk
Art School, IVC Marching Band, and Rescue 33.
Environmental Education:
Each year Summer Camp
brings in a large group of nonprofit organizations to educate attendees
on keeping our environment clean and green. Organizations educate on
issues of sustainability, reusable energy sources, carbon offsetting,
and much more! Take some time to check out their booths and learn more
from workshops, demonstrations, discussions, and even acoustic
performances at the Soul shine tent that highlight each group’s goals
and accomplishments!
What YOU Can Do To Be Green At Summer Camp:
To
encourage recycling and composting at Summer Camp, each attendee is
given three marked garbage bags upon entering: one for recycling, one
for composting, and the last for garbage. We encourage all fans to keep
their camp site clean and tidy, to recycle, and to compost during their
stay at Three Sisters Park. While packing for Summer Camp, consider the
waste that you’re bringing INTO the park, as well as the waste that
you’ll leave behind. Be conscious about your food packaging. Bring
reusable aluminum water bottles, purchase used camping products whenever
possible, use pocket ashtrays, and always be mindful of other guests at
Summer Camp. For more helpful packing tips, check out our FAQs.
Get Your Tickets Now!
Almost
There tickets are now available and going fast. Get yours before
they’re gone! Check out our Tickets page to learn about all of our
ticketing options.
Note:
Summer Camp Music Festival, Chillicothe, IL starts on May 24-26, 2013
