· Cleanup Plan

Gròóvig cleanup plan

One of the most amazing things that burners do is disappear, completely, and leave very little trace. At Gròóvig, we will work towards leaving no trace ourselves and trying to remove the traces of others. Nearly all of us are seasoned burners with several to many trips to the playa under our belts. Over the years, we have learned what not to do. For example, I will never again drain a water bed on the playa or bring sequin-covered fabric for tent sides.

We will work hard to reduce the amount of potential MOOP we bring, keep track of our potential MOOP while there and collect any MOOP we see, remove everything when we leave, down to the grey water, and spend time cleaning up the playa before we leave.

Before the event we will:

· Remove packaging from things we are bringing

· Plan activities that avoid giving out things that can become moop

· Find or make trash sorters, linoleum, carpet,and other devices to keep stuff from becoming moop

· Educate all our virgins about the depths of leaving no trace

· Get assurance from all camp members that they will spend several hours cleaning up areas outside our theme camp before they leave

· Save up and perhaps decorate portable ashtrays for campmates or to give out to folks who don't have them

· Make sure we have enough cargo space to take back all our trash

During the event we will:

· Have obvious, copious covered locations for garbage

· Make sure all light objects are secured if the wind picks up

· Pick up any MOOP we see

· Have a daily cleaning time when the camp gets freshened up

· Store greywater from our shower and kitchen and either take it back with us or have it sucked by the honeybucket people

· Carry portable ashtrays for ourselves or our friends who are smoking.

At the end of the event we will:

· Pack up all of our belongings, including garbage and greywater, to be transported back to Seattle

· In a line, walk our entire camp picking up anything that isn't playa

· Remove some garbage from a burn platform if people stop burning things on it long enough to let it cool down

· Spend several hours each on MOOP patrol outside our camp

· Wave a sorry goodbye

Most of our camp members will be staying until Monday, so we will have time to do a good clean up after the burn.

-Heather, Gròóvig minister of MOOP