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- SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY AWARDS 

Its not all about prizes for us but its nice to be recognised. Peats Ridge has won the following awards for its sustainability achievements: 

  • The 2010 Australian Event Award for Most Sustainable Event in Australia

  • The NSW Government’s 2008 Green Globe Award for being the leader in Environmental Sustainability across All Industry in NSW 

  • The NSW Government’s 2009 Small Business Sustainability Green Globe Award. 

  • The 2009 Australian Event Award for Most Sustainable Event in Australia 

  • The 2007 and 2009 & 2010 'Greener Festival' award of Excellence – as International leaders of the field. 

  • The 2009 Faster Louder Festival Award for Most Sustainable Festival in Australia  

  • The UN also officially acknowledges us for our work in Environmental Education and Peats Ridge Festival is the only Southern Hemisphere founding Partner in the United Nations Music & Environment Initiative. 

LOCALLY

Peats Ridge Festival works to educate people about sustainability so they can implement good changes in their world. In the words of Ghandi we aim to “be the change we want to see in the world”. 

NATIONALLY

‘Model Event’ uses Peats Ridge Festival as an example of how to create and run sustainable events. We have shared information with groups as varied as local councils, music tours and other events all over the country!

INTERNATIONALLY

Our Sister Organisation Sustainable Arts & Culture are working toward establishing a self-seeding permaculture education centre for sustainable food production in communities worst affected by climate change.

SUSTAINABILITY

‘Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs’ Festivals keep your joy sustained – it’s great to be able to celebrate while treading a little lighter on the earth.

WASTE

We follow the hierarchy of waste Avoid- Reduce- Reuse- Recycle! Almost all our packaging (as well as our store holders) is compostable to reduce our waste to landfill, a lot of this material is composted on site…

CAMPING

We ask all festival campers to love this pristine environment by leaving a minimal footprint. We have provided campers waste kits for you to sort out your waste so help us keep the camp sites beautiful!

ECO LIVING

Is a zone of the festival dedicated to demonstrating the skills and information that help you, help the earth and each other. Workshops, films, information, committed people – there’s heaps to learn about sustainable living – the eco living space is a great place to start.

SUSTAINABLE SUGGESTIONS

We really welcome your ideas and thoughts on what works sustainably at the festival, what doesn’t and what could. Please leave your feedback at the Information Stall.

DECORATION AND SIGNAGE

Our amazing décor and signage team have rummaged high and low to reuse what the world discards to create the beautiful visuals throughout the festival. This includes paint, boards, fabric and more. Much of the material will be reused either at the festival next year or returned to its original owner.

ENERGY

Peats Ridge is committed to 100% renewable energy to power the festival, and that includes the festival office. We use solar and B100 biodiesel made from waste soy oil.

FOOD

Peats Ridge works with our food stores to create affordable organic solutions for all the store holders and supply organic fruit and vegetables direct to the store holders. We’ll all be eating from compostable crockery and cutlery, which will end up, together with all food scraps, being transformed back into compost for our soils. Compost is king!!

THANK YOU!!

For helping us work towards a new more sustainable future. It’s our wish for Peats Ridge to be a seed that grows, spreading our message of fun, community and sustainability everywhere!