In just a few days, the 8th annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts festival in Manchester, Tenessee will begin. Though the musical line-up is as sweet as ever- some of my fave performers include Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band, Erykah Badu, Phish, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Band of Horses, David Byrne, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Passion Pit, the Dirty Projectors, MGMT, Lucinda Williams, and more- the festival's water politics are a little different (and better) this year.
Recognizing that disposable bottles end up as garbage 90% of the time; use 2,000 times more energy than just water; and are 1,000 times more expensive than tap water, festival organizers have arranged to have free water fill-up stations around the concert area for attendees to refill their water bottles. In offering some 24 water spigots, they estimate that througout the 4 days of the festival alone, one person's use of a refillable water bottle instead of a disposable bottle will save an average of 24 plastic water bottle from being used and ultimately discarded.
The festival runs June 11-14 and tickets are still available.
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