Going Green

The Nelsonville Music Festival believes it is very important to keep our event GREEN!

 
Rural Action worked with the Hocking College Green Club, a student group familiar with the campus with an interest in environmental issues. Members of the Green Club volunteered at the recycling tent, often standing out as leaders and working enthusiastically at the litter pick ups. Stuart’s Opera House also has a long-standing partnership with the Eco-Tourism program at Hocking College. These students helped with event set up and clean up as a requirement for their festival management course.

2009 Results
•    An estimated 145, 56-gallon bags of recycling were collected;
•    8,120 gallons of recycling were saved from the waste stream;
•    71 volunteers contributed to the efforts and worked 115 shifts;
•    343 volunteer hours were completed by community and student volunteers;
•    Compared to the 2008 Festival, in 2009 only half the amount of dumpster trash was produced while attendance was tripled.


If you want to help with our recycling and grounds crew send an e-mail to Brian at volunteer@stuartsoperahouse.org

Check back here for more info on being green at the 2010 Nelsonville Music Festival.