Products & Techniques

Trash collection / storage

Products we tested & liked

Name & Purpose	Link
Bag Caddy This product is easy to stow, weighs very little and holds your bag open so people can easily throw stuff in!	FEED GARDEN Trash Bag Holder, Outdoor Metal Leaf Bag Holder Stand
39 Gallon Bags with Drawstring Those bags are strong and can be sealed shut with the drawstring	Amazon Basics Lawn & Leaf Drawstring Trash Bags, Unscented, 39 Gallon, 40 Count

What bins do I need?

You will need bins for the following trash categories:

Plastics that can be recycled

Plastics & Papers that can not be recycled

Aluminum based containers (typically drinks)

Non-Aluminum based containers (steel and other metals, typically tuna cans and other preserved foods)

Glass containers (lids are typically steel and should go to the Non-Aluminum bin!)

Cardboard & Paper that can be recycled

Batteries & Electronics & other toxic things

How do I get rid of stuff?

Compost: There is a compost camp! see below in the Organics / Compost section.

Aluminum cans: There is a recycling camp near the BMORG tent that will take your aluminum cans. If the cans are not crushed, they have a station where you can crush your cans before dumping them into this massive container (in 2023 I saw 3 such containers, and they were all nearly full!!!). It is clearly better if you have a can crusher in your camp because if every person who drinks something crushes their own can, it is less work for you, and you can also fit more cans in a bag, and also reduce the number of times you have to walk to the aluminum recycling camp.

All the rest: Unfortunately you have to take all the rest with you!

Organics / Composte

Black Rock City has a camp that will take your compostables, as long as there are no plastic stickers on the fruits/vegetables, and as long as it's been dried. The products below will help you dry your compostables which will make it a lot easier to transport, and will of course make it smoother when you reach the compost camp (they can TELL when it looks perfect, and you'll be able to just drop it off and leave!).

Name & Purpose	Link to product