Greening the Treasure Island Music Festival

Hosting a festival at such a beautiful site reminds us all of the importance of minimizing our carbon footprint. We are working diligently to decrease our emissions, divert our waste, and offset our impact. The last two years we were able to divert up to 72% of our waste to recycling and composting - the second highest diversion rate at any festival in the Bay Area. With your help we can do even better this year!

Here are just some of our Greening Initiatives for Treasure Island 2009:

REDUCING EMISSIONS

• Bauer's zero-emission buses will bring you from AT&T Park to Treasure Island in style. Their entire bus fleet utilizes advanced engine and after-treatment technologies and ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel to eliminate environmental impact.
• Biodiesel generators - Fueled with B20, a mix of 20% biodiesel, 80% diesel, which reduces emissions of hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide.
• All ticket-buyers are able to offset their CO2 emissions by opting to pay an extra $1 when they buy their tickets. All money collected in this way will go towards renewable energy and reforestation programs.
• Check out our comprehensive online guide to traveling to AT&T Park by foot, bike, BART, and MUNI. Please utilize this guide to further reduce your own carbon footprint.
• The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition will be providing complimentary Valet Bike Parking service at Lot A of AT&T Park. Think of it like a coat check for bikes-you don't need to worry about the safety of your bike while you are out enjoying the music, just park your bike at Lot A, ride a zero-emission bus to the island, and then turn in your claim check when you get back to Lot A. Special thanks to the SFBC for offering this free, unique, and convenient service!
• Interested in ride sharing to the Treasure Island Festival? Sign up at Pickup Pal for an account and find or offer rides to other festival goers. It is free to join and to use. Pickup Pals can track the number of rides they have given or taken and the number of miles they have traveled via ride sharing and Treasure Island can keep track of the amount of carbon emissions we have collectively reduced as a result!
• Carbon Harmony has partnered with the Treasure Island Music Festival to "take the fight against climate change up to 11™"". Every ticket buyer is given the option to add a dollar to their ticket price to offset their portion of the event's carbon emissions. This will include: Carbon Emissions for a 50 mile round trip by a 17 mpg car, Indirect Emissions for 2 Hamburgers, 2 Beers, and 1 attendees share of all the band's estimated travel emissions to and from the show.

REDUCING WASTE

• New this year to the festival is the Refillable Water Program, which will cut down plastic bottle consumption. The festival will offer two different refillable spring water options - you can purchase a TIMF branded stainless steel water bottle at the water station or merchandise tent and receive free refills of spring water all weekend, or bring your own water bottle from home and purchase refills for $1.
• Clean Vibes, an organization dedicated to diverting as much of the festival's waste from the landfill as possible, will stage reclamation stations with clearly marked compost, recycling and trash bins throughout the event site and festival volunteers will guide audience members on which kinds of trash belong in which bins.
• All printed materials are on recycled paper.
• Recycled napkins, paper towels, and toilet paper throughout the site
• Compostable plastic cups, plates and utensils available at all concessions
• All leftover food will be brought to local shelters in the Bay Area.
• The TRASHed Recycling Store will be back - accepting water bottles, plastic cups and old cell phones in exchange for various prizes including TIMF goodies. Thanks to Global Inheritance for providing the TRASHed Recycling Store and check back for prize details as we get closer.

EDUCATION AND OUTREACH

• The Sustainable Living Road Show will bring their eco-conscious carnival to empower the audience to utilize sustainable living strategies for a healthier planet.
• EHS Pilates in partnership with Phones 4 Charity and the American Red Cross will be onsite collecting and recycling old cell phones and putting them to good use in the U.S. and emerging countries. So gather up your archaic flip phones and first generation iPhones and help us in helping those in need.

Do your part and gain FREE admission by helping Clean Vibes with the waste reclamation and clean up efforts at the Treasure Island Music Festival! (fully refundable deposit required). For more information on how to get involved, email volunteers@treasureislandfestival.com. Spaces are limited so apply now!