Leave No Trace

Please ensure you bring adequate rubbish and recycling bags. Please take responsibility for your own mess and set a good example to others – this is a LEAVE NO TRACE event. Read the Leaving No [...]

No, you can not. With the number of participants, we will have too much waste for nature to take care of. Everything must go in your car when you leave. Pack it out, pack it in. Reducing your [...]

You can certainly NOT leave it on-site! Either take it home with you or to a recycling center en route home.  The one in Zeewolde is open on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday. Another option is [...]

In the Netherlands, different kinds of waste need to be separated. Separately dispose of: Paper and cardboard waste 🗞 Plastic bottles and cans mostly have a deposit to return them in the [...]

Like most soap, most toothpaste is harmful to nature. Pick a biodegradable toothpaste without any fluorides. Plastic bags work great to collect during brushing and they smell nice in your tent:

Actually, no. Associations struggle with the issue of people lathering up and jumping in the lake. While many of these offenders try to minimize the environmental impact by using biodegradable [...]

Please use the sinks as much as possible to dispose of any greywater you collect near your camping spot. If you are going to bathe in the great outdoors, instead of using soap to get yourself [...]

Every oil drop on the ground pollutes 1m2, therefore everything with an engine needs a retainer / piece of wood/oil blanket under it! Please do so, take care of our environment. And also, it’s [...]

Prior to arrival at Where the Sheep Sleep, remove all surplus packaging to minimize waste. Opt for reusable plates and cutlery rather than disposables. Reuse non-recyclable/non-reusable food [...]

Carry a MOOP bag. Wherever you go, carry a small bag to collect any MOOP you generate or find. You can, of course, customize your MOOP bag to make it a part of your playa wear.  Weigh items [...]