Environmental Policy
The History
The Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival started making an effort toward becoming more environmentally friendly in 1999 in order to help protect and respect the beautiful town of Lunenburg. Since then, we have made becoming environmentally friendly a priority and initiated the “Go Green” project which has been proving to work.
How We Help the Environment
The Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival is proud to say that the office recycles paper and plastic; Folk Harbour functions are environmentally friendly with compost and recycling as well as the use of biodegradable products; waste stations at all festival venues help our festival-goers become environmentally friendly, and the “Green Team” has helped festival patrons with sorting waste and greening information since the policy was first adopted.
Our Goal For the Future
As a festival, we have been working hard to reach the point where we can be considered a “Green Event”. Each year we have become closer and closer thanks to the efforts of volunteers, staff and festival patrons. In order for this to happen, we must be able to say that all of our food vendors are “Green Vendors”. What is a “Green Vendor”? A food vendor that uses only biodegradable or recyclable materials in preparing food for festival patrons.
This Year at the 25th Annual Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival
We are proud to say that all of our food vendors will be Green Vendors, serving up food in biodegradable/recyclable materials. All plates, forks, knives, spoons and cups will go into either the compost or recyclable cans. (They are made either from paper or starch.)
All coffee drinking festival patrons are encouraged to bring their own travel mug… or better yet, buy one of Folk Harbour Festival’s new mugs sold only at the concessions stands. It makes a great gift for the environmentally friendly!
New this year: We are also making available fresh, reverse osmosis treated water from The Water Clinic provided FREE from bulk dispensers instead of using disposable water bottles. Bring your own bottle or re-use one you have bought elsewhere. If you use one of our biodegradable cups, a small donation will be requested.
Are you interested? If you are an environmentally friendly food vendor interested in coming to next year’s Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival, please contact the office at info@follkharbour.com.
A Great Big Thank You to Our Greening Sponsors
The Water Clinic, Bridegwater
Corkum's Recycling Limited
For More Information
If you would like to become more actively involved in promoting our "Go Green" project or would like more information regarding our greening efforts, please contact Keya or Sara at info@folkharbour.com.
