I just returned from an event called Playa del Fuego, or PDF, as the attendees call it. It’s a regional (and much smaller) version of Burning Man. At both Burning Man and PDF, there is a absolutely policy of No Moop. Moop is “Matter out of place,” or trash. Everyone is self-responsible for every piece of trash they create. At PDF there are no community trashcans anywhere. Really. To participate in the event and be part of the culture that allows such events to take place, personal Moop management is key.
One creative example of Moop management is this. On Saturday night, when the party was just rockin’ across the field, a gentleman in an artistically lit, bike-powered cart was moving through the crowd offering Moopless margaritas: chilled margaritas consumed simply by using a hand-controlled pump to get a mouthful of a margarita. I forgot to ask whether he had salt. Though I certainly did enjoy his generosity and his thoughtfulness about Moop. - Jessie
Oh my gosh, I had planned to go to PDF myself but life took a turn, and I got busy. Cool. What a small and thankfully populated-by-other-open-minded-people world.