Summerfolk is searching for a pollution solution. The Owen Sound music festival is working towards zero waste from the site. Volunteers with the 'Greening Team' are posted at waste collection sites ensuring patrons put their trash in the proper bin, whether it be recycling or composting. Greening Team crew chief Barry Randall says the effort is patron driven and they're trying to make it easy.
"You can buy a beer container that's refillable and is a souvenir, you can buy a refillable water bottle. You can choose to shop at the vendors that only have compostable materials and say, I don't want your garbage. It's a consumer driven economy and that's what our education and awareness campaign is meant to focus on," says Randall.
Randall says they're working with food vendors on the program and are getting plenty of cooperation. The ultimate goal is to have absolutely zero waste left togo to landfills.
The Summerfolk Festival in Owen Sound continues through Sunday night.