Area Leads
- David Holbrooke and Mother Nature
Where the fun will be done
- The Sexiest Spot in Ashram – the Trash Corral, the Hottest Place on the Playa – the Fire Barrel, the Best of BRC – the Compost Bin and of course, everyone’s Favorite Festival Hang – the Trash Cans
When the shift is
- First of all, we Green Storm 24/7 and it’s less a job, more a lifestyle. However the System insists on shifts that we actually have to show up to so here we are bending to its will. We have two people on each shift, which happens twice a day. The first shift is in the morning, before you head out into your day, so sometime between 10-11 works well and the second shift is in the late afternoon/early evening.
Highlights of what’s involved
- Nothing says Ashram glamour (notice the British spelling to make it sound fancier) like carrying other people’s trash around. And to be clear, it is really collective camp trash as yours or mine or anyone else’s personal trash should be NOWHERE NEAR the CAMP TRASH. I know you are sold now and cannot wait to sign up.
- Ok, it is actually generally satisfying because something needs to be done such as moving trash bags from the bins or the kitchen to the corral and you do it and it is done!!!
- The GREEN STORM (Trademark) also makes sure that we are helping out our courageous bar team by getting all their empty bottles organized and together in the glorious Trash Corral.
- Cans. Oh the cans. We move all the recyclable cans to the corral and then when we have a bunch, we take them to Recycle Camp, which is to me, always a treat. Unless you show up a day or two before they are open and that is a whole other story …
- Because we are good people and care about the environment, we are also composting and making sure the kind people of the kitchen have put the compost in the right place and it involves some other stuff we will work thru in camp.
- Recycle all the plastic bottles and take them to the sacred Trash Corral.
- Ah, the cardboard. There is a fuck ton of it and we have previously burned it but we will do less of that this year so a lot of this will have to be folded and wrapped and brought to the … take a guess – what do you think? Yes, you are correct. The Trash Corrall. Unless it’s your personal cardboard. That stays with you.
- MOOPing. All citizens of earth should be mooping and all of camp has to MOOP. and we will have regular moop sweeps.
- Part of what we do at the GS is scold people for putting the wrong shit (not literally for fuck’s sake) in the wrong bin. If there is a big sign that says Plastic Bottles ONLY and some assclown puts garbage in there, they need to be shamed and perhaps publicly flogged. Depends on how bad their crime is of course. We are not assholes.
- We do have a mantra that if you are going to join this holy effort of ours, you have to have tattooed prominently somewhere, which is … IT’S NOT THAT FUCKING HARD.
- Thank you for loving the earth and doing the right thing.
FAQ
- I heard that Black Rock City arises from the desert and then disappears so Is Burning Man a truly green event?
Uh, FUCK NO. It is such a wasteful and indulgent gathering with all the fucking propane being burned and just look at how many people show up with new shit in boxes and plastic and styrofoam, filled with objects that they don’t need. - Where does my single-use plastic bottle go?
It is certainly not very recyclable since that is a farcical, yet effective exercise by the fossil fuel industry to make us think that somehow we are being green. So the answer to this question, friend, is that single-use plastic bottle will go far, far into the future – like forever, so you can think of it as part of your legacy for millennia to come. - Speaking of the future, do we have a livable future on earth?
Nope. - Any other questions?