Camp Name: Camp Tissue and a Plan

History, background: Our general theme is based on an experience that 3 of our group had at Burning Man 2007. The three campers found themselves lost and disoriented, and decided that they needed a plan of action. The first item of this plan was to find a tissue, and we proceeded to ask our fellow burners until we eventually were gifted a tissue of the highest order. This was a formative night for our group of adventurers, and is the source of Dr. Responsible's Playa name. We wanted to relive this experience in some way, and share it with our friends, and so we have set out to create Camp Tissue and a Plan.

The primary service that we provide to our fellow burners is to hand out tissues and plans. To kill two birds with one stone, the plans are written on the tissues. We figure that every burner could use a spare tissue, and many could have anywhere from casual to dire need of a plan. Our tissue plans range from silly ("Get Neked") to sexually playful ("Indulge Your Inner Kiss Slut") to community building ("Spread the Esteem") to environmental ("MOOP Removal Squad"), as well as many others. In order to futher engage burners who are so inclined, we invite visitors to our camp to become actively involved in the creation of plans for others.

Estimated Population: 14

Nature and scale of our activities: Our ongoing activity during Burning Man is the provision of Tissues with Plans, as described in our History and Background. These tissues are made from cloth rather than paper products, and with the addition of the plan, are intended to become tokens commemorating one's experience, rather than being disposable. In addition, anyone receiving a plan may return it to the camp if they do not wish to keep it or otherwise dispose of it.

In addition to our ongoing activities, we host a number of open events for the good of the community. In the past, our most popular events have been Mojito Monday and Flavor Tripping. Other events have included Ask the Monkey, Inverness, Zombie Santacon, Math Club, and Bicycle-powered Karaoke. We plan to continue to organize and host such events.

As a camp we will:

• Plan Ahead
• Practice the 6 R's: Rethink, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Restore, and Respect
• Keep our camp clean before, during and after the event
• Adopt the seven principles and practices of Leave No Trace at Burning Man
• Do what is necessary to protect and restore the Black Rock Desert
• Identify potential problems and issues that may arise
• Create a strategy or plan for Leaving No Trace
• We will educate all camp members about minimizing our impact on the playa

How we will organize for Leave No Trace

Our LNT leadership and structure: All members of the camp will be responsible on an ongoing basis for Leave No Trace. We hereby designate Volunteer Tom as our Ambassador to the Black Rock Desert and overseer of our Leave No Trace effort.

Volunteer Tom will help plan our purchases, what we bring to the playa, and encourage us to reuse, recycle, reduce and restore our materials. They will help every camp member plan how we and all of our stuff will get there and make it home again. All camp members will keep our camp clean and fun before, during and after the event; Volunteer Tom is authorized to delegate and enlist help when it is needed.

We will be responsible for cleanup and trash management in our camp, including activities and parties we host. We will make sure that our gray water does not impact the playa. We will see that all camp members understand and agree with the policies and practices of Leave No Trace at Burning Man.

Volunteer Tom will organize a plan for daily tasks and will have a plan in place when we get ready to leave. When it's time to break down and sweep our camp for every last trace. The Ambassador will make sure EVERYTHING left goes with us.

Volunteer Tom will encourage our participation in community line sweeps and restoration with our neighbors and DPW; he will also oversee our camp breakdown and cleanup.

Our Commitment to Leave No Trace

Here's how we'll do it:

Plan a secured trash separation station with signage and tags and plenty of heavy duty garbage bags:

• Maintain at least one large bin in the main area of the camp for each of recycling, burnables, and non-burnables, clearly marked and accessible. Each bin will have a different kind of garbage bag to distinguish it from the others. Each bin will have replacement garbage bags so that full bins can be bagged before overflowing, and taken to the space for full bags.

Design our camp in a way that is easy to keep clean:

• Maintain the main area of the camp near the front, with the garbage bins clearly marked and accessible.
• Maintain a space for collecting full garbage bags.

Select materials and decorations for our camp that lessen waste and are recyclable or reusable:

• Most materials used in our camp, including our shade structures and furniture, will be reused from previous years and will be reused again next year.
• Our camp will be lit using low-energy LED lighting.
• We will bring solar panels and a bike-powered generator to recharge our batteries and provide recharging for other citizens who need it.
• We will plan our food shopping and preparation in advance, choosing food and meals which are easily stored without excess packaging and which will keep well during the event.
• We will help each other organize and plan our packing to avoid unnecessary packaging or materials which could become trash.

Create a detailed plan for the breakdown/cleanup of our camp, accounting for every board, stake, and scrap, and pack necessary tools and supplies:

• We will itemize a list of all materials brought for the preparation of camp, and check off items as they are broken down and packed away.
• We will bring sufficient tools to remove any rebar stakes or other materials used to secure our camp.

Plan for extra cleanup and trash generated by activities and parties at our camp: 

• We will make our trash bins clear and available for all visitors to camp.
• We will have a daily cleanup process to check the camp for extra trash generated at camp.

Have a plan for proper evaporation or disposal of our grey water, including containers to haul out what's left:

• We will construct an evaporation pond to contain grey wayer and evaporate it down to solids which are then contained and removed with us when we leave.
• We will have containers available if needed to contain any additional grey water remaining.

Plan enough space and storage in our vehicles for trash hauling:

• No vehicle will come fully packed.
• We will bring a large truck with sufficient remaining space to contain the full garbage bags.

Explain the ground rules to all camp members and post our LNT plan on our website.

• This LNT plan will be posted on our website, tissueandaplan.org
• Volunteer Tom will create a 1-page summary of camp procedures for maintaining the camp and make sure when we arrive that everyone is familiar with camp organization.

We will bring the following items for camp operations 

• Separate, sealed containers for recyclables, burnables, and non-burnables, a found bin and signage and tags.
• Reusable dinnerware and utensils, including a portable beverage container and coffee cup for the Cafe
• A large water container for camp water supplies (no small containers)
• 5-gallon bucket and painter's mesh for wet kitchen scraps.
• Evap pond construction materials for grey water disposal

We will bring the following items for our camp's breakdown, clean-up and restoration:

• Big whiskbroom and push brooms
• Flat blade shovel for burn scars or dune MOOP
• Large landscape rake and smaller rakes for sweeping through dust piles
• Stiff long handled broom for breaking up dunes
• Rope and string for tying loose stuff down.
• Small spare bags for collecting trash as we wander.
• Lots on industrial strength trash bags: more than we think we'll need.
• Cheap work gloves for everybody.
• Long-handled sledgehammer for compacting 5-gallon buckets and driving stakes.
• Vise grips for removing stakes and rebar.
• Directions and hours of landfills and RV water dump stations
• Vehicles and/or trailers to haul everything out

Packing Out and Restoration of Our Site

• We will take away everything we brought with us plus a few things we didn't know we'd have.
• Our restoration team will use define our camp boundaries, break up any dunes that formed around vehicles or structures, then divide up our area and begin line sweeps.
• If we don't have enough folks on our team to form one line across the site, we will break our space up into smaller areas and have each restoration volunteer deMoop their area.
• We will pick up all woodchips, broken glass, plastic debris, metal debris, fire works and plant material.
• We complete restoration of any hotspots (micro-MOOP collections), or burnscars.
• We will try to give a helping hand to our neighbors

Black Rock Desert Restoration

• Each camp member will each contribute at least 2 hours of community clean-up, either during Burning Man or at the end of the event.
• We will pitch in with our fellow citizens and community service teams to restore the natural characteristics of the playa in our neighborhood, removing all burn scars, dunes, leftover debris, or other physical traces of our presence.
• We will participate in DPW line sweeps and local restoration efforts.
• We will support ecological protection and restoration of the Black Rock Desert