Life in BRC

Participant Indications of Waste Sorting at Camp in BRC*

Error bars indicate the upper and lower bounds of the 95% confidence intervals.

* Data presented in the plot above and table below are from Burning Man 2018.

	2018
	Percent	MoE +/- %
Participant Sorted	79.1	1.2
Waste Was Not Sorted	9.9	0.8
Someone Else in Camp Sorted	6.9	0.6
Unknown	4.1	0.6

The 2016 and 2017 online surveys included differently worded questions about trash sorting, so direct comparison is impossible. In 2016 and 2017 respectively, 75.0% (+/- 1.2) and 78.1% (+/- 1.2) of participants reported sorting waste at their own camp, 6.6% (+/- 0.8) and 5.4% (+/- 0.8) of participants reported that someone else in their camp sorted waste, and 3.4% (+/- 0.6) and 2.4% (+/- 0.4) did not know.

Types of Waste Sorted at Camp in BRC*

Error bars indicate the upper and lower bounds of the 95% confidence intervals.

* Participants selected all option(s) that applied, and data presented in the plot above and table below are from Burning Man 2018.

** "Reusables" was first added as an option in the 2018 online survey.

	2016			2017			2018
	Percent	MoE +/- %		Percent	MoE +/- %		Percent	MoE +/- %
Recyclables	80.1	1.2		81.5	1.2		83.8	1.0
Burnables	46.9	1.4		46.0	1.4		42.6	1.2
Compostables	35.8	1.4		39.0	1.4		39.7	1.2
Reusables**	NA	NA		NA	NA		27.4	1.2
Other	7.7	0.8		8.0	0.8		7.2	0.6

Post-Event Trash Disposal Strategies*

Error bars indicate the upper and lower bounds of the 95% confidence intervals.

* Participants selected all option(s) that applied. Several options (see "NA" items in table below) were first included in the 2017 online survey. An outdated answer option about an Exodus Trash and Recycling Program was removed from the survey in 2017 and is not displayed in the plot above or table below. Several other answer options have been worded slightly differently in different years, but those changes were minor and unlikely to change response proportions.

** "GGID" stands for Gerlach General Improvement District.

*** The exact wording of this answer option in the online survey was, "I looked for dumpsters and recycling bins on my way home that I did not have to pay to use."

	2016			2017			2018
	Percent	MoE +/- %		Percent	MoE +/- %		Percent	MoE +/- %
Took Trash Home for Disposal	45.1	1.4		35.7	1.2		39.5	1.2
Used Transfer Station/Landfill en Route to Home	18.0	1.2		10.8	0.8		14.0	1.0
Paid for Use of Dumpsters en Route to Home	14.9	1.0		11.5	0.8		13.6	1.0
Camp Had On-Playa Service	11.7	1.0		12.5	1.0		12.6	0.8
Someone Else Took Care of Trash	NA	NA		14.6	1.0		11.5	0.8
Looked for Dumpsters/Bins en Route to Home***	NA	NA		9.7	0.8		8.9	0.8
Obtained Friend/Family Permission to Use Dumpsters/Bins	NA	NA		6.1	0.6		6.5	0.6
Used BxB Trash/Recycling Program	5.1	0.6		6.4	0.8		6.1	0.6
Used GGID** in Gerlach	6.4	0.6		3.1	0.6		3.7	0.6
Dropped Trash on Roadside/Left Trash On-Playa	NA	NA		0.1	0.2		0.1	0.0

Power Source(s) Used On-Playa*

Error bars indicate the upper and lower bounds of the 95% confidence intervals.

* Participants selected all option(s) that applied.

	2013			2014			2015			2016			2017			2018
	Percent	MoE +/- %		Percent	MoE +/- %		Percent	MoE +/- %		Percent	MoE +/- %		Percent	MoE +/- %		Percent	MoE +/- %
Camp Generator	36.5	1.0		43.8	1.0		44.6	1.2		46.0	1.4		48.7	1.4		50.0	1.4
Batteries	59.3	1.0		58.5	1.0		49.7	1.2		54.1	1.4		50.4	1.4		48.8	1.4
Solar Power	30.1	1.0		34.2	1.0		35.3	1.2		40.1	1.4		39.7	1.4		39.3	1.2
Vehicle Generator	20.7	0.8		19.3	0.8		19.4	1.0		20.2	1.2		19.0	1.2		18.6	1.0
BRC Grid	4.3	0.4		6.0	0.6		3.9	0.4		4.3	0.6		4.7	0.6		5.7	0.6
None	12.2	0.6		8.4	0.6		8.8	0.8		6.4	0.8		5.9	0.8		5.4	0.6
Another Camp’s Power	2.5	0.4		2.6	0.4		1.8	0.4		2.3	0.4		1.9	0.4		1.5	0.4
Wind Power	0.9	0.2		0.6	0.2		0.6	0.2		0.9	0.2		0.4	0.2		0.4	0.2

Vehicle Generator Fuel Type*

Error bars indicate the upper and lower bounds of the 95% confidence intervals.

* Data presented in the plot above and table below represent participants who indicated use of a vehicle generator for on-playa power.

	2016			2017			2018
	Percent	MoE +/- %		Percent	MoE +/- %		Percent	MoE +/- %
Gasoline	80.0	2.5		79.7	2.7		79.7	2.5
Propane	7.4	1.8		7.0	1.6		8.3	1.8
Diesel	8.0	1.8		6.6	1.8		7.4	1.6
Unknown	4.3	1.4		6.4	1.8		4.3	1.2
Biodiesel	0.4	0.4		0.3	0.6		0.2	0.4

In the 2016, 2017, and 2018 online surveys respectively, these participants reported an average of 3.0 (+/- 0.2), 3.9 (+/- 0.3), and 3.3 (+/- 0.2) hours of vehicle generator use per day.

Camp Generator Fuel Type*

Error bars indicate the upper and lower bounds of the 95% confidence intervals.

* Data presented in the plot above and table below represent participants who indicated use of a camp generator for on-playa power.

	2016			2017			2018
	Percent	MoE +/- %		Percent	MoE +/- %		Percent	MoE +/- %
Gasoline	59.0	2.0		58.5	2.0		58.6	1.8
Unknown	23.9	1.8		24.7	1.8		23.9	1.6
Diesel	12.3	1.4		12.1	1.2		12.7	1.2
Propane	3.1	0.8		3.0	0.6		3.5	0.6
Multiple Types	0.8	0.4		1.2	0.4		1.0	0.4
Biodiesel	0.8	0.4		0.5	0.2		0.3	0.2

In the 2016, 2017, and 2018 online surveys respectively, these participants reported an average of 10.5, 11.4, and 11.0 (all +/- 0.4) hours of camp generator use per day.

Camp Generator Output*

Error bars indicate the upper and lower bounds of the 95% confidence intervals.

* Data presented in the plot above and table below represent participants who indicated use of a camp generator for on-playa power.

	2016			2017			2018
	Percent	MoE +/- %		Percent	MoE +/- %		Percent	MoE +/- %
<1kW	2.5	0.6		2.0	0.6		2.1	0.4
1kW-<2kW	6.9	1.0		6.5	1.0		6.7	1.0
2kW-<4kW	9.1	1.2		8.6	1.0		8.9	1.0
4kW-<10kW	6.8	1.0		6.2	0.8		6.9	1.0
10kW-<20kW	2.6	0.6		3.0	0.6		3.0	0.6
20kW-<40kW	2.4	0.8		2.7	0.6		2.4	0.6
40kW+	3.8	0.6		4.4	0.6		5.4	0.8
Unknown	65.8	2.0		66.7	1.8		64.6	1.8