Buddhafield

On this page you can find aout about what the Buddhafield Festival Recycling Team does, what we need you to be able to commit to and how to volunteer.

I love the mix of Buddhist and Permaculture and Earth-based practice that Buddhafield is

We are looking for a team of enthusiastic energetic people committed to the idea of recycling. Even a small festival like ours generates a huge amount of rubbish and we want to see bare minimum going to landfill. Our efforts get more successful every year, with virtually every bag of rubbish opened and hand sorted! We aim not only to continue and improve this high standard but to re-integrate the recycling activities with the festival.

We need people who want to get their hands dirty and and are passionate about reducing waste. The recycling teams operate in shifts collecting rubbish and recycling from around the site and then sorting it where appropriate into its various categories.

This year we will have a sorting facility that is covered and visible to the public, bringing what is often a peripheral activity into the sphere of peoples awareness. This aims to cultivate a greater general awareness around the issue of waste management and also make the recycling crew’s work easier, encouraging people by example to join in the sorting process and make better use of the bins provided. If you want to be part of this evolving effort from the 11th July onwards then get in touch through the link below.

Dates

Ideally we’d like you to arrive Sunday 14 July and leave Friday 26 July 2013. Your first two days (before the Festival starts) will include setting up the recylcing bins and stations. During the Festival each recycling point will need to be emptied and kept tidy. After the festival ends, on Monday-Wednesday we have an über sort-out, then on Thursday-Friday we take all the waste off site.