 ECO
LANDS
Located in Speedway Meadow and powered entirely
by solar energy, Eco Lands will once again be
the epicenter of the Outside Lands’ sustainability
mission and environmental commitment. Over the
past three years, Outside Lands has continued
to implement innovative approaches to ensure
the most environmentally sustainable event possible.
Every single person attending Outside Lands will
participate in decreasing the carbon footprint
of the festival by checking out the hottest live
acts featured on the solar-powered Panhandle
Stage, choosing refillable water bottles over
plastic ones, recycling and composting their
waste, biking to the festival or picking up local
food from our farmers' market and restaurants.
Eco
Lands is also providing environmental educational
and experiential opportunities to Outside Lands
attendees through partnerships with local and
national non-profit organizations that reflect
diverse approaches to improving and expanding
environmental participation. Everyone can lend
a helping hand and mind in supporting the greening
initiatives of the festival...and we encourage
you to BE the difference! A special thanks to
our green partners, Clif Bar, Merrell and PG&E.
PANHANDLE SOLAR STAGE
For the 3rd year in a row the Panhandle Stage
will be completely powered by solar energy including
all of the sound and lighting. If you want to
geek out on the engineering behind the solar
powered stage keep on reading. The Panhandle
Stage is powered by 2.5 kW of solar, which supplies
sunlight to (36) 6-volt batteries. The array
powers (4) Outback Systems Inverters pumping
140 amps of power at 120 Volts. The system is
engineered to push Lab Gruppen amps powering
(10) Sound Bridge double 18" Subs with (8) per
side NEXO Line Array Tops. Because we are using
solar, we are able to provide a true sign wave
of 120 volts. We are utilizing the platform
of Outside Lands to demonstrate the direction
and alternatives to the way power can be produced
for live music events…welcome to the future.
Thanks to our friends at Sustainable Waves!
 REFILLABLE WATER PROGRAM
We are encouraging all concert attendees to choose
refillable water over plastic water bottles to
cut down on the plastic consumption and overall
carbon footprint of the festival. For the second
year in a row, we are offering two different
refillable water options: either purchase a 2010
OSL stainless steel water bottle at a water station
or the merchandise booth and receive free refills
of spring water the entire festival or bring
your own from home and purchase the refills.
If you bring your 2008 or 2009 OSL water bottle
drink for free all weekend long! The refillable
water stations are located in the Polo Field
and Eco Lands. Thanks for supporting our greening
initiatives!
WASTE DIVERSION
We have worked very hard over the past 2 years
with the help of Clean Vibes, San Francisco Conservation
Corps and the San Francisco Department of the
Environment to achieve the highest possible waster
diversion rates. In 2009 we were up 4% to a
68% waste diversion rate from 2008 and hope that
we can break that 70% mark this year with your
help. In addition to incorporating a refillable
water program that cut down our plastic bottle
consumption 60% last year and offering the interactive
recycling store to reward folks that are helping
to divert waste, all of the cups, plates, bowls
and utensils are 100% compostable and bio-degradable.
NON-PROFIT PARTNERS
We would like to extend a special thanks to our
environmental and education non-profit partners.
Please click through the names below to find
out more information about each organization
and what they plan to bring to Outside Lands
to engage you:
VALET BIKE PARKING POWERED BY CLIF BAR
Outside Lands, San Francisco Bicycle Coalition
and Clif Bar will be providing complimentary
Valet Bike Parking service at Marx Meadow in
Golden Gate Park near the festival entrance in
Lindley Meadow. Think of it like a coat check
for bikes—you don’t need to worry about the safety
of your bike while you're out enjoying the music,
just park your bike in the morning and then turn
in your claim check when you’re heading home.
Additional bike racks will be set up around the
park for you if you bring your own lock.
TRASHed :: RECYCLING STORE
The TRASHed :: Recycling Store brought to you
by Global Inheritance is an interactive recycling
center powered by motivated people who recycle
their empty plastic bottles/cans and compostable
cups collected on-site in exchange for cool merchandise.
The only currency the Recycling Store accepts
is recyclable bottles/cans and compostable cups
from Outside Lands, helping to keep the festival
grounds spotless!
Based on the number of bottles, cans and cups
you collect, you will be able to “buy” items
that range in value. The TRASHed :: Recycling
Store will be stocked with the following items
exclusive Outside Lands merchandise (posters,
water bottles, t-shirts & 2011 tickets),
Treasure Island Music Festival tickets, Camelbak
bags, Fuel TV skate decks, Netflix memberships,
Loomstate jeans, Gregory backpacks and North
Face gear (tents, sleeping bags and jackets).
URBAN GARDENING WORKSHOPS
Garden for the Environment, an environmental
partner, will be hosting gardening workshops
at Outside Lands! Each mini-workshop will be
held once on Saturday and once on Sunday and
will take place in Eco Lands:
Home Composting with Worms
Jump-start your garden with some homemade
compost! Aside from giving veggies and flowers
a healthy start, composting encourages beneficial
organisms in the soil and can help break the
life cycle of pests and disease as well as keep
valuable waste out of the landfill. Join Garden
For the Environment for this mini-workshop where
you will learn the easy steps involved in setting
up and maintaining your own worm composting system
at home. Rot On!
Be a Victory Gardener: Grow Your Own Food
Reduce your ecological footprint, decrease
your dependence on oil and increase your health
and wellness all by starting a vegetable garden
in your home or neighborhood! Join Garden For
the Environment for this mini-workshop and walk
away with ideas of will what to plant, when to
plant it and how to care for your vegetables
organically!
CELL PHONE RECYCLING
Please bring in your old cell phone and visit
the PlantMyPhone booth in Eco Lands. PlantMyPhone
will then responsibly recycle your phone and
sell the recycled materials to fund tree planting.
The average 2-year old cell phone will plant
15 trees. In fact if you bring in a 1st Generation
iPhone in good condition, 79 trees will be planted.
It’s a win win for everyone.
OCEAN BEACH CLEAN UP – SATURDAY, AUGUST 14TH
at 10AM
Outside Lands is teaming up with our environmental
partners, SF Surfrider and Save The Waves, for
the 2nd Annual Outside Lands Ocean Beach Clean
Up. The clean up will take place on Saturday,
August 14th from 10:00AM – 12:00PM at the western
edge of Golden Gate Park where the park meets
the Pacific Ocean in San Francisco. Please park
in the lot across from the Beach Chalet and meet
at stairwell 17.
We encourage you to come together with fellow
musicians, artists, surfers, environmentalists,
and ocean lovers and celebrate the festival's
mission of a cleaner, sustainable existence.
Help us keep Ocean Beach safe, clean and green
throughout Outside Lands weekend.
More Information on the 2010
Outside Lands Ocean Beach Clean Up
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