Sustainability: Mission for NATURE ONE

Name: NATURE ONE 2024
Start: 2024-08-01T10:00+02:00
End: 2024-08-04T08:00+02:00
Location: Raketenbasis Pydna

NATURE ONE has been taking place in the wonderful landscape of the Hunsrück since 1995. We call it the NatureOne country.

At NATURE ONE we bring up to 65,000 visitors* together every year who share our passion for electronic music and peaceful coexistence.

We want to protect our habitat and minimize the impact on the environment. We want to inspire all participants to expand their environmental awareness and positively change behavior both during the festival and afterwards.

NATURE ONE has the potential to have such a positive impact on all participants. Our goal is to lead by example in the area of sustainable event management. In doing so, we focus on waste reduction, mobility, resource-saving production processes and mindful interaction.

Waste reduction

Deposit

Beverage containers are issued against a deposit. Only reusable cups are used. Cans and PET bottles are recycled after use.

Garbage deposit

A garbage deposit of 10,- Euro will be charged at the CampingVillage. This is to ensure that garbage is collected and only dropped off at the designated stations. The garbage is then sorted by a disposal service provider. In this way, we ensure that recyclable materials, including mixed waste, are returned to the recycling loop.

Tableware

No disposable tableware or cutlery is used in the entire crew catering, so that no (plastic) waste is generated. Food stands are encouraged to hand out no or little packaging.

Paper

Many processes are now carried out digitally. We do not print booklets before the event and we do not print party guides on paper. All important information about the festival is available digitally on the homepage and in an app.

Cashless

Our new cashless system, which allows convenient, cashless on-site payment at all food and non-food stands, eliminates the production of millions of paper vouchers.

Tents

There are various offers of ready-built tents (incl. accessories such as camping mats etc.) that can be booked in advance. These tents are used several times at different festivals. The "light" luggage also makes it easier for visitors to travel by public transport.

In general

Sensitize all visitors to avoid disposable containers as much as possible when planning their visit to the festival, e.g. do not bring disposable plastic, disposable barbecues, etc. And in general: "Leave no trace"!

Mobility

Arrival by train or public transport

There will be a shuttle bus line from Koblenz main station to/from the festival site. Numerous busses will drive the approx. 50km long route non-stop from Thursday to Sunday. So nothing stands in the way of arriving by train. And if you have the “Deutschlandticket” ("49-Euro-Ticket") you don't even need an additional train ticket.

Arrival by party bus

Organized party buses will travel from all over Germany to NATURE ONE. This makes the journey itself an experience and protects the environment.

Shuttle buses Kastellaun

To shop in supermarkets, discounters or drugstores in Kastellaun, you can leave your own car at the CampingVillage. Because on Friday and Saturday, numerous free buses shuttle between the city and the festival site.

Car pools

Carpools form in numerous Facebook or WhatsApp groups. This is not only good for the environment, but is also simply more fun.

Bring & Pick up

Numerous visitors can be dropped off and picked up again at specially set up drop-off and pick-up parking lots. The vehicles are often filled to capacity, so the CO2 emissions per guest are lower than for a single trip.

Resources

Energy

We try to use energy-saving technology wherever possible, e.g. using LEDs for lighting. Parts of the festival site are connected to the local power grid, so we can do without external generators there.

Portable toilets

The portable toilets will not be filled with chemicals (not necessary due to the short standing time). Therefore: No chemicals, no water flushing = the most sustainable toilet in the world.

Regionality

If possible, we commission companies from the region or the greater area around the festival in order to keep emissions as low as possible through short transport routes.

Standard materials

We try to build as much as possible from standard parts that can be used for many event formats and over long periods of time. Banners and signage are also either produced generically or used over several years.

Environment / Nature

The vegetation around the CampingVillage and festival grounds are vital to our ecosystem - they clean our air, provide shade, and provide habitat and food for wildlife.

All participants are encouraged to be especially mindful of the vegetation and wildlife.

After NATURE ONE, a thorough cleaning of all used areas as well as adjacent trails, woods and open spaces will be conducted. We want to leave everything in a better condition than we found it.

Awareness

At NATURE ONE, we want to create a safe space where everyone can be themselves and lose themselves in the here and now. We value, respect and protect people of all sexual orientations, gender identities, faiths, ages and ethnicities.

We have a collective responsibility. So if you observe or experience violations, if you feel unsafe or notice someone else being harassed, help each other or contact our staff, security, police or paramedics immediately.

Let's take care of each other.

Sharing is Caring

For 10 years we have been working together with the non-profit organization Viva con Agua Agua in Hamburg-St. Pauli. The international network works to ensure safe access to clean drinking water and basic sanitation in many developing countries. Through our support and that of our visitors, wells can be built in Uganda, among other places.

Save the Date

01 - 04 August 2024

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Raketenbasis Pydna, Kastellaun