Comments on: Outside Lands Rocks with Less Plastic http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/08/outside-lands-rocks-with-less-plastic/ Learn to live life with less plastic... for the health of our bodies, our oceans, our planet. I don't buy new plastic. Join me on my plastic-free journey. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:55:13 +0000 hourly 1 By: Kayla Bon http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/08/outside-lands-rocks-with-less-plastic/comment-page-1/#comment-7184 Kayla Bon Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:11:25 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/08/outside-lands-rocks-with-less-plastic/#comment-7184 Great post! I DO love your goblet you brought :) Great post! I DO love your goblet you brought :)

]]> By: M http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/08/outside-lands-rocks-with-less-plastic/comment-page-1/#comment-7133 M Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:01:26 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/08/outside-lands-rocks-with-less-plastic/#comment-7133 I went to an Earth Day festival here in LA earlier this year. They offered free filtered water provided by a company that was there selling compostable cups for a couple of dollars and promoting their water filtration system. Many other vendors were selling various types of reusable bottles that you could then fill for free. The free water didn't stop people from selling other types of drinks though. I went to an Earth Day festival here in LA earlier this year. They offered free filtered water provided by a company that was there selling compostable cups for a couple of dollars and promoting their water filtration system. Many other vendors were selling various types of reusable bottles that you could then fill for free. The free water didn't stop people from selling other types of drinks though.

]]> By: Emily http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/08/outside-lands-rocks-with-less-plastic/comment-page-1/#comment-7126 Emily Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:37:22 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/08/outside-lands-rocks-with-less-plastic/#comment-7126 There are just too many fun things to do for environmentalists! I have to see what kind of concert parties are available in New England! <br />Glad the goblets worked out. I am actually going to order a natural scrub brush and toilet bowl brush from that company. So glad to have found them... I was searching for natural bristles and found many companies offering them bound to a plastic handle...(?) There are just too many fun things to do for environmentalists! I have to see what kind of concert parties are available in New England!
Glad the goblets worked out. I am actually going to order a natural scrub brush and toilet bowl brush from that company. So glad to have found them… I was searching for natural bristles and found many companies offering them bound to a plastic handle…(?)

]]> By: Fake Plastic Fish http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/08/outside-lands-rocks-with-less-plastic/comment-page-1/#comment-7123 Fake Plastic Fish Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:40:38 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/08/outside-lands-rocks-with-less-plastic/#comment-7123 San Francisco water comes from the mountains. According to the SFPUC, "the drinking water provided is among the purest in the world; and the system for delivering that water is almost entirely gravity fed, requiring almost no fossil fuel consumption to move water from the mountains to your tap." San Francisco water comes from the mountains. According to the SFPUC, "the drinking water provided is among the purest in the world; and the system for delivering that water is almost entirely gravity fed, requiring almost no fossil fuel consumption to move water from the mountains to your tap."

]]> By: Anonymous http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/08/outside-lands-rocks-with-less-plastic/comment-page-1/#comment-7122 Anonymous Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:26:20 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/08/outside-lands-rocks-with-less-plastic/#comment-7122 Where does SF water come from? Where does SF water come from?

]]> By: Fake Plastic Fish http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/08/outside-lands-rocks-with-less-plastic/comment-page-1/#comment-7120 Fake Plastic Fish Tue, 01 Sep 2009 04:28:40 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/08/outside-lands-rocks-with-less-plastic/#comment-7120 Clif -- the 5 gallon bottles are not #1 PET (like disposable bottles) but #7 PC (polycarbonate) which is harder and sturdier but also can leach BPA.<br /><br />Still thinking about the issue of charging for water. Thinking... thinking... Clif — the 5 gallon bottles are not #1 PET (like disposable bottles) but #7 PC (polycarbonate) which is harder and sturdier but also can leach BPA.

Still thinking about the issue of charging for water. Thinking… thinking…

]]> By: Clif http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/08/outside-lands-rocks-with-less-plastic/comment-page-1/#comment-7119 Clif Tue, 01 Sep 2009 03:24:33 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/08/outside-lands-rocks-with-less-plastic/#comment-7119 Ok, my search for the logic of this brought me back to read a second time...<br /><br />It seems the promoter decided that he/she could make more money by selling water directly this year while at the same time the change allowing folks to bring their own containers is a positive step from the environmental point of view.<br /><br />That's win-win in the minds of those running the concert and makes it obvious that water is a big money-maker for whoever sells it.<br /><br />If drinking fountain water (free) were available, ticket prices would go up because the show producers expect to make a certain amount of profit (no problem with that, I think we all agree).<br /><br />To take the best view of it, you should take a big big drink of water at the public fountain before you go in and not drink while there. Nobody ever died of thirst in less than a couple of days so survival of even a long stay is guaranteed! You pay a lower ticket price because those who are buying the water are paying the extra money that you would otherwise have to pay in the ticket price. That makes it win-win for you.<br /><br />PS: how come #1 plastic, in which groceries sell soda, says on the label "DO NOT REFILL", yet the large bottles of exactly the same #1 plastic (isn't it?) that you show in your pictures get refilled over and over again? Ok, my search for the logic of this brought me back to read a second time…

It seems the promoter decided that he/she could make more money by selling water directly this year while at the same time the change allowing folks to bring their own containers is a positive step from the environmental point of view.

That's win-win in the minds of those running the concert and makes it obvious that water is a big money-maker for whoever sells it.

If drinking fountain water (free) were available, ticket prices would go up because the show producers expect to make a certain amount of profit (no problem with that, I think we all agree).

To take the best view of it, you should take a big big drink of water at the public fountain before you go in and not drink while there. Nobody ever died of thirst in less than a couple of days so survival of even a long stay is guaranteed! You pay a lower ticket price because those who are buying the water are paying the extra money that you would otherwise have to pay in the ticket price. That makes it win-win for you.

PS: how come #1 plastic, in which groceries sell soda, says on the label "DO NOT REFILL", yet the large bottles of exactly the same #1 plastic (isn't it?) that you show in your pictures get refilled over and over again?

]]> By: Jacquelyn http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/08/outside-lands-rocks-with-less-plastic/comment-page-1/#comment-7118 Jacquelyn Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:38:02 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/08/outside-lands-rocks-with-less-plastic/#comment-7118 Looks like fun! Love the self portrait. I totally agree on the 'socialized' water bit. Hard sell when there's money to be made, though. Looks like fun! Love the self portrait. I totally agree on the 'socialized' water bit. Hard sell when there's money to be made, though.

]]> By: Lisa Sharp http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/08/outside-lands-rocks-with-less-plastic/comment-page-1/#comment-7117 Lisa Sharp Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:53:41 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/08/outside-lands-rocks-with-less-plastic/#comment-7117 Very cool! I wish I could have gone with you! :) Very cool! I wish I could have gone with you! :)

]]> By: Condo Blues http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/08/outside-lands-rocks-with-less-plastic/comment-page-1/#comment-7116 Condo Blues Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:27:52 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/08/outside-lands-rocks-with-less-plastic/#comment-7116 I'm sure that all of the vendors have to pay a fee to the concert to be there/their sales help fund the concert and offset the ticket prices. If they provided free water, it's possible that people wouldn't patronize the other drink vendors and the concert wouldn't make enough money to cover the permit, performers, utilities, workers,etc. If that's the case, I don't think charging a dollar to refill your own water bottle is too much to ask. By offering refillable water bottles for sale w/ free water refills, it might encourage someone to buy one and get into the reusable water bottle habit. I'm sure that all of the vendors have to pay a fee to the concert to be there/their sales help fund the concert and offset the ticket prices. If they provided free water, it's possible that people wouldn't patronize the other drink vendors and the concert wouldn't make enough money to cover the permit, performers, utilities, workers,etc. If that's the case, I don't think charging a dollar to refill your own water bottle is too much to ask. By offering refillable water bottles for sale w/ free water refills, it might encourage someone to buy one and get into the reusable water bottle habit.

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