natman
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Post by natman on May 20, 2010 15:28:56 GMT -5
I was wondering, will we be able to bring water, food, coolers or booze down the Main Stage field? Will "they" be checking bags?
Do I have to choose between drinking and watching bands?
Or, and this is what I perfer, will the security be rather lax as to what happens on that huge field?
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Post by natevafestival on May 20, 2010 23:23:13 GMT -5
You will be able to bring one empty bottle or one unopened bottle of water into the main stage area and tap water will be made available that you may use to refill your bottle. Other than that, you need to buy our food, soft drinks and beer while in the mainstage area. If you would like to drink while watching the bands, be sure to be at least 21 years old and bring an ID.
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Post by benstonecrowe on May 21, 2010 6:13:15 GMT -5
You will be able to bring one empty bottle or one unopened bottle of water into the main stage area and tap water will be made available that you may use to refill your bottle. Other than that, you need to buy our food, soft drinks and beer while in the mainstage area. If you would like to drink while watching the bands, be sure to be at least 21 years old and bring an ID. Camelbacks with water in them are still allowed, correct?  |
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Post by pimpmcgeorge on May 21, 2010 11:41:03 GMT -5
CamelBaks period, actually. I have no problem going into the main stage area with it empty and filling it up there. But I gotta have my camel.
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Post by 4evergrateful on May 23, 2010 8:18:52 GMT -5
How many filling stations will there be? Last year at Rothbury, I waited over an hour to get water when the Dead were going on.
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Post by velvetc on May 23, 2010 10:19:07 GMT -5
How many filling stations will there be? Last year at Rothbury, I waited over an hour to get water when the Dead were going on. At what point does saving the $3 on a bottle of water start to not make sense? |
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Post by bella770 on May 23, 2010 11:38:22 GMT -5
How many filling stations will there be? Last year at Rothbury, I waited over an hour to get water when the Dead were going on. At what point does saving the $3 on a bottle of water start to not make sense? I can't speak for the person you quoted, but I know for myself that when I decided to stop using plastic bottled water it wasn't for the cost savings but rather because I have real problems with single-use plastic water bottles. They get used once and then hang around the planet for millions of years, ruining ecosystems and oceans etc. Plastic doesn't biodegrade, it just breaks into smaller and smaller pieces, and wind up getting injested by a whole whack of different animals in the sea and on land. There's a guy (I can't remember his name but I've seen his photos in a few different places) who photographs dead birds with their stomachs sliced open - they are filled with little bits of plastic. Filled. For me, saving the $3 isn't the issue. The single-use plastic bottles that we can't get rid of are the issue instead. Just my $.02.  edit: sorry to go off topic, I just realized this is supposed to be Q&A for the Nateva rep only  |
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Post by itrainmonkeys on May 23, 2010 14:36:02 GMT -5
They get used once and then hang around the planet for millions of years, ruining ecosystems and oceans etc. Aren't plastic water bottles recyclable? Wouldn't that mean that they don't hang around for millions of years but rather get turned into another water bottle? Correct me if i'm wrong. |
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terpklein
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Post by terpklein on May 23, 2010 19:37:30 GMT -5
yeah most plastics are recyclable but they only get recycled if there are specific recycling bins when you go to throw out your bottle. and only 24% of the nation's plastic is actually recycled so most of the time your plastic water bottle ends up in a landfill somewhere. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_recycling#Recycling_rates |
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Post by itrainmonkeys on May 23, 2010 23:24:17 GMT -5
yeah most plastics are recyclable but they only get recycled if there are specific recycling bins when you go to throw out your bottle. and only 24% of the nation's plastic is actually recycled so most of the time your plastic water bottle ends up in a landfill somewhere. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_recycling#Recycling_ratesgood points. that's all I was wondering. I don't drink a ton of water from water bottles but occasionally I do. We always recycle them though but I'm sure plenty of people do let them go to waste. |
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Post by dandylion on May 24, 2010 9:12:42 GMT -5
Yeah, it also depends on whether the bottle actually gets recycled after you have deposited it in a recycling bin... I know my area has had a lot of issues in the past with the recycling centre workers just popping stuff in the trash because they didn't want to sort it. They also had a quota for the amount they'd have to recycle and then once they got there they would just toss the rest. Not to mention, if you leave the cap on, many places will throw it out because the bottle and cap are different kinds of plastic.
Not that I'm saying anything against recycling, but I do think it's better to reuse, etc. while it's still in your hands. Then the problem never arises.
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kincade
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Post by kincade on May 24, 2010 11:37:31 GMT -5
everyone should check this movie trailer out:
Tapped
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Post by bella770 on May 24, 2010 12:02:05 GMT -5
Agree with everything I've read above. While technically plastic bottles CAN be recycled, very often they wind up in landfill or elsewhere. Furthermore, while they are recycled, it is more accurate to call it "downcycling" as the quality of the material is degraded and remade into a lower grade product, like carpet, which cannot be recycled a second time. As with any product, recycling is better than going right to landfill, but in the hierarchy of the 3Rs, it is at the bottom. First reduce, then reuse, and only as a last resort recycle! Edit: Here is a nice little description of 'downcycling': www.blueegg.com/Green-Glossary/Downcycling.html |
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lackey
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Post by lackey on May 26, 2010 15:55:36 GMT -5
Well, now that we've moved onto Plastic Bottles... (Freakin Hippies)
Seriously though, Can we bring CamelBak's to the main stage?
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Post by benstonecrowe on May 27, 2010 14:23:02 GMT -5
Well, now that we've moved onto Plastic Bottles... (Freakin Hippies) Seriously though, Can we bring CamelBak's to the main stage? yes i would like this question answered as well. Thank you! |
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Post by natevafestival on Jun 9, 2010 10:09:51 GMT -5
We will help keep you hydrated. We will make available free water from taps spread around the grounds to selling bottles of Poland Springs water. As for beer, we will be selling Magic Hat and Narraganset and you will never be charged more than $5.00 for a 16 oz beer. We want to sell you beer so that we can make money. We don't want to gauge you for beer, water, or any other festie items. Hope to see you in Maine next month.
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