Environment Committee: Waste Management
The VFMF Environment have been working hard for many years to reduce waste generated by the festival, and increase the recycled and composted part of the waste.
We have been working closely with Recycling Alternative, locally owned recycling company, that has been supporting us since 1991, and together we have dramatically reduced the amount of waste we have been sending to the landfill every year.
This year we are going to do a study as a pilot project on further waste reduction methods, aiming towards a possible waste-free festival in the future.
As part of this pilot project, we will choose areas in the festival that are generating large amount of waste, and create a different “environment “ in them.
We will reduce the amount of garbage bins available in these areas, as well as significantly increasing the signage and active education, and direction by our volunteers.
We will then assess and measure the amount of waste that could not be recycled or composted, to plan for waste reduction in future years.
We are asking for your help and awareness for the success of this project.
Please do your best in recycling and composting all your waste and please be patient with us and ask the Environment Committee volunteers for help when you are not sure where to dispose of different waste items.
Together we can move towards a cleaner festival with as little waste as possible being sent to the landfill.
Transportation: Ride Share
Although there is limited parking around Jericho Beach Park, we understand that some people will still be driving down. This being the case, The Vancouver Folk Music Festival has created an online Pick-Up Pal group to encourage car-users to carpool with other Festival patrons. There is no cost for signing up. Follow these basic instructions to how to sign up:
1. Go to the VFMF Pick-Up Pal Group
2. Create an account
3. Post whether you are offering or need a ride
4. Await for a reply, or respond to a post!
http://www.pickuppal.com/pup/group/Vancouver-Folk-Music-Festival
