Climate Wave Enterprises are proud to announce that Wanderlust Sunshine Coast festival have secured our services to provide sustainable waste management for their celebration of mindful living and a zero waste event. We are stoked to be working with such an ethical organisation!
Wanderlust yoga, meditation, food and music festival takes place on October 20-23 at Novotel Twin Waters Resort, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.
Like balancing plates on a stick or a beer bottle on your forehead, planning a successful zero waste event takes finesse, organisation and teamwork.
Components of our sustainable waste management system:
Resource/Waste: Our Team members Greg Howell, Simon Witt & Monique Carole will induct our Eco Angel volunteers with guidelines & practices for attending our ZeroHero waste management stations, educating attendees while sorting the events waste accordingly for landfill, recycling and organics/compostables.
Normally, compostables and organics end up in landfill, not used to their full potential. The Eco Angel role is vitally important and there is still volunteer positions available in exchange for free passes to see the great lineup including Xavier Rudd, Dubarray & a multitude of activities, just contact the friendly Wanderlust Volunteer Coordinator for more information volunteerausnz@wanderlust.com
Composting:
Earthborn Australia resource recovery and green organics recycling facility
Earthborn have generously offered to take organic resource from Wanderlust and will introduce it to their Aerobic Composting Process.
They treat organics through numerous process and beneficially reuse. They create composts and customised soils/potting mix/growing media for all sorts of applications.
Over the last 12 months they’ve been developing a soil mix for Edible Gardening. They call it Living Blend. A completely natural, nutrient balanced, biodynamic soil with beneficial microbes. It’s designed specifically for raising fruit, veg & herbs.
There’s nothing like it on the market currently. Earthborn also have the ability to provide composted end product back to the initial waste generators site. The product is fantastic to recondition gardens, turf areas etc that might be impacted upon by the event.
For more information about Earthborn contact Ashleigh Brownlow, 0404 134 132
Resource/Waste service & collection:
Party Bins have again been secured to continue providing their meticulous service and going beyond and here’s an example. Chris Goldsworthy owner of Party Bins came to our rescue as opportunities to fully utilise our compostable resource came to a screaming halt when no companies or organisations were able to accommodate our needs. Here’s how Chris put the final pieces of our sustainable waste management system together.
Party Bins definitely “make the clean up easier!”
“Have successfully sourced our local recipient for the compostable waste from Wanderlust, Twin Waters event, thanks to a referral from Penne at Worms Down Under who is also the manufacturer of the commercial composting machines OSCA . Earthborn Australia – Organic Recycling is a local business at Chevallum and no extra charges are required by Wanderlust to take up their offer above what I have already quoted.”
Yes, I’m sure you’ll agree he deserves a pat on the back!
For more information about Party Bins contact Chris Goldsworthy, 0403 214 565
Education:
Surfrider Foundation Sunshine Coast will be assisting us with education on plastic pollution and general coastal environmental campaigns, projects & you can get your hands sandy at a beach clean up, so drop in and say hey. The Sunshine Coast Branch looks after an extensive stretch of pristine coastline, from Caloundra to Noosa and on to Double Island Point. The branch keeps busy with regular beach clean-ups and dune care across the entire region. Their main local campaigns include the award winning ‘Clean Up Double Island Weekend’, run twice a year and regular ‘School Education’. They coordinate and manage the iconic ‘EcoChallenge’ sustainable event run annually and also conduct environmental awareness & education presentations at local surf, music & community events.
Craig Macintyre is the president of the Sunshine Coast branch and can be contacted on 0415 670 639 and sunshinecoast@surfrider.org.au
Solar powered amenities in our Gold Coast Motorhome Hire van
Transport:
Gold Coast Motorhome Hire have generously provided us with Freedom – a two bed fully contained van to enable us to hit the road in comfort and style with everything we will need for the adventure that lays ahead! The bonus for us is that this van is solar powered and will allow us to live off-grid in the luxurious surrounds of the Novotel Twin Waters Resort. For more information about Gold Coast Motorhome Hire contact Glenna Watkins, 0407 686 434
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