PROGRAM GUIDE 2013

comfest.com community Festival 2013 17Keep ComFest Clean And GreenRespect the Party by Respecting the ParkCommunity Festival is a fantastic party, but everyyear more thousands of pounds of trash is left behind. In2012, ComFesters generated 14.91 tons of trash. Festivalgoers and Clean Up and Recycling volunteers workedtogether to save 5.9 tons of recycling and over 8,400pounds of food waste from heading to a landfill.ComFest is also pleased to offer composting whichcan include meat products. So go ahead and toss thatturkey leg or your food leftovers in one of the greenEartha recycling containers.ComFest shopping bags are for sale atthe ComFest Booth. Use them for yourComFest gear and festival purchases.Continue to use them year-round toreplace plastic and paper bags at thegrocery store. Visit the RecyclingDisplay in the Shelter House forinformation about what, where, andhow to recycle and compost.Please help us become a zero-wastefestival—increased cleanup demandsrequire more time and volunteers, soplease do your part: clean up after yourself andvolunteer to help clean up the park. Volunteers of allages are welcome to help with the clean up and recyclingeffort going on at ComFest. Clean Up and Recycling hasmoved to an All-In-One recycling model which followswhat the City of Columbus has adopted.Enjoy ComFest more by following a few simpleguidelines:1. LEAVE NO TRACE Treat ComFest asa wilderness and leave nothing behind but yourfootprints. Use the trash and recycling bins. Pick upafter your messy neighbor and your dog (ComFest isbarefoot-friendly, after all!). This is the most importantcontribution you can make. If we each do a little more,no one has to do a lot.2. VOLUNTEER for a four-hour Cleanup &Recycling shift. You’ll be rewarded with a unique T-shirtand $16 in tokens good for ComFest refreshments. Signup online at comfest.com or go to Information Stationand they’ll point you in the right direction. Volunteers areespecially needed for night shifts. Ask about volunteeropportunities for community organizations.3. DON'T BE A GLASSHOLE Glass containersare never allowed in the park. Broken glassis dangerous. Glass is heavy and adds tocleanup costs. Please don't bring glass intothe park.4. RECYCLE your #1 and #2 plasticbeverage containers. Please empty thecontents before recycling them. Flattenrecycling if you can. Clearly markedcontainers are located throughout the park.5. NO ByoB This is the number oneway to reduce tons of trash and recycling.You can make ComFest cleaner and moreenvironmentally friendly by leaving plastic, glassand aluminum at home. Buy ComFest beverages andsupport the festival.6. TELL US if our recycling or trash boxes are full.Cleanup/Recycling headquarters is north of the BozoStage near the Shelter House.7. RESPECT THE PARK Goodale Park is YOURpark. This 40-acre gift from Dr. Lincoln Goodale is now160 years old, so please treat it gently.For 41 years, Community Festival has promotedenvironmental awareness as a part of its celebration. Dedicationto recycling and composting has always gone hand-in-handwith cleanup. Please help when and where you can!Remember: No Planet, No Party!Join in the fun and learn about keeping Earth a cleaner place to live! KidsRECYCLE HIKE MEET UP!of all ages welcome and great fun for the whole family. Here’s the scoop:Meet up at 2PM SATURDAY at HEALING ARTS TENT to get your instructions. Great family fun. See you there!.