ZERO WASTE POLICY

Our goal is to eliminate garbage going into landfills! We need your help! 

Kaslo Jazz Etc. Festival will consult with vendors to help with zero waste strategies. We need your help to eliminate garbage from the festival. This Zero Waste Policy is MANDATORY for any vendors at KJEF. Vendors are required to comply with all policy instructions clearly and thoroughly for the entirety of the festival. Failure to do so will result in full damage deposits being revoked, removal from festival site, and those not obeying the Zero Waste Policy will not be considered for future events. 

**All vendors must be present at the festival site for a mandatory meeting with our Green Team for a 30 minute Zero Waste orientation the Thursday before the festival starts. Contact your Vendor Co-ordinator for details. Vendors who arrive with incorrect packaging will have to find the correct products or leave the site with no refund. **

**** If Vendors don’t use approved packaging/products, they will not be permitted to operate at the festival. If you do not come prepared with the proper food service items and requirements – we may have some APPROVED SERVICE WARES for sale at festival prices but this is not a guarantee and you will not be allowed to operate without approval. **** 

We require all vendors to sell their products in PAPER CONTAINERS. RECYCLABLE ITEMS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE – THEY MUST BE SPECIFICALLY BIODEGRADABLE. NO COMPOSTABLE / SINGLE USE PLASTIC OF ANY KIND. Please see the specific list below. 

Serving or selling food in Polystyrene, waxed cardboard, foiled wax sheets is not acceptable. Do NOT serve or sell over packaged products. 

NO SINGLE SERVICE FOOD ITEMS – Individually packaged snacks (chips, candy bars, ice cream) that have foil or plastic lined wrappers as well as individually packaged condiments, sugars or creamers are not permitted. Instead use large closable dispensers or squeeze bottles. Bulk containers need to meet health requirements.

If you are going to sell San Pellegrino cans: the paper foil on the top has to be removed before handed to the customer.

***See below for a full list of Food Service items that are permitted and not permitted at the festival***

Item Allowed NOT ALLOWED
Plates, Bowls, To-go Containers, Sauce Containers  Biodegradable Paper (PLA or corn starch film is allowed) NO COMPOSTABLE PLASTIC OF ANY KIND  Plastics of any kind (even plant based), Plastic lined or Waxed paper plates, Styrofoam, Glass of any kind
Cups, Sleeves (hot or cold) Biodegradable Paper (PLA or corn starch film is allowed) NO COMPOSTABLE PLASTIC OF ANY KIND, patron provided reusable containers (Metal cups, Nalgene, etc) Plastics of any kind (even plant based), Plastic lined or Waxed paper cups, Styrofoam, Glass of any kind
Cold Cups: Used for drinks such a smoothies, juice or pop  Biodegradable Paper (PLA or corn starch film is allowed), patron provided reusable containers (Metal cups, Nalgene, etc) Plastics of any kind, Glass of any kind
Lids  Insulated cups with lids Plastics of any kind 
Cutlery  Wooden ONLY Plastics of any kind 
Wrappers  Waxed paper  Foil lined paper 
Stir Stix  Popsicle stick or Dry pasta  Plastics of any kind 
Straws  Paper straws ONLY Plastics of any kind
ALL Bags  Biodegradable Paper (PLA or corn starch film ok) NO COMPOSTABLE PLASTIC OF ANY KIND  No plastics or foiled paper of any kind 
Napkins  Brown Biodegradable napkins 

PLASTIC BOTTLE POLICY 

Kaslo Jazz Etc Festival is plastic bottle free! Vendors are not allowed to sell or distribute any beverage in a single use plastic bottle. Please see above for allowed beverage item containers.

SORTING AND WASTE DISPOSAL 

The Green Team will oversee several collection sites around the festival where all waste will be separated – there will be no other garbage cans allowed on site. 

Vendors will be supplied with buckets for food waste – which will be collected when full. All waste/recycling/food waste must be clearly labeled (using tape) with Type of waste and Vendor name before collection will occur. Vendors are responsible for properly sorting all of their own waste. Waste will not be collected unless it’s properly sorted and labeled. We suggest using 3 separate cardboard boxes for the soiled paper, returnables, and recyclables and a clear garbage bag for your Garbage. Unsorted waste will not be accepted and you will be asked to re-sort any mixed bags of waste. We will only be accepting Clear or Blue Bags at the festival. Black Garbage bags will not be accepted. Failure to do so will result in damage deposits being revoked and not violators will not be considered for future events. 

All waste must be sorted into the 5 following categories: 

Food Waste

  • All food waste (including vegetables, fruit, cooked food, meat, bones, coffee grounds, filters, bread, etc.)   
  • No liquids (dispose with grey water)  
  • No bulk oil (take it with you)  

Soiled Paper: 

  • All used serviettes, paper and wooden food service items.  
  • Remove food, liquids, serviettes, and lids first.  

Returnables:  

  • Any beverage container that has a deposit  
  • Remove liquids and lids first.  

Recyclables: (*must be rinsed and cleaned or they are considered garbage) 

  • Cardboard and clean paper  
  • Recyclable plastic lids  
  • Plastic packaging numbered 1-7 for recycling  
  • Tin, glass 

Garbage (All other waste including): 

  • Foil or plastic lined paper 
  • Snack wrappers 
  • Wet wipes 
  • Cigarette butts (fully extinguished)  

There will also be buckets at each collection site for liquids and ice. **Please familiarize your staff with these guidelines**  

This ZERO WASTE POLICY constitutes an AGREEMENT FOR SERVICE with KJES 

By signing this document, you agree to conform to all the conditions mentioned above, and acknowledge that the Damage Deposit is held as security, and can be forfeited for non-compliance. Any violations to this agreement – including not attending the mandatory on-site Green Team orientation the Thursday before the festival – may result in the Vendors removal from the festival site without notice or refund. KJES may revise this document at any time and Vendors will be notified of revisions promptly. 

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