but most of those thoughts are caffeine fueled borrowings stated by others years before bman. i guess its the position, or the hat that gives legitimacy? dont get me wrong, its great he's done his own research and applies them with observations, especially in a world where those cute little productive little bio-units of world economy have the attention span of commercials.

its mostly not applicable, which normally explains the cloudy mist of optimism that partially obscures a burners reality, but this is more aboutf what some reporter has selectively edited in with thier commentary.

riiiiight... because your drive-by shooting comment doest contribute to drama

it seems more about presentation and how you spin and package it. mr. harvey has developed an exceptional ability with that - he's very good at giving it an elevated prominence. this is a valuable and required trait for the lead board member of a corporation - in that position, its thier role to promote and extend the company's best interests while creating revenue.

that doesnt mean whats said and done is completely true, just true enough to take credit where something may be emergent or required. the trashfence actually had two purposes, not only could it catch the occasional errant debris but more importantly, it established the ability to effectively manage admissions and keep people from attending without buying a ticket. the trashfence does catch some trash, but not all that much, and the debris it doesnt carries too far for anyone to distinguish the trash from other people who venture out on the playa year-round.

but going back further, the 'leave no trace' on the playa isnt a burningman thing, its a blm thing. the federal bureau of land management is in charge of hundreds of square miles spread across many public sites in the united states. they dont have the funding or resources to staff and maintain various public support needs like trashcans, bathrooms, drinkable water... so instead it relies on the people who use it to manage themselves, and on the playa that means you care for your own needs, and clean up after yourself.

since the org was the group that handled the logistics of holding the event, they were the ones interacting with the blm for leasing rights. but there was so much trash being left behind that the blm iasued a couple of threats, then outright banned the org from holding the event unless they accepted full responsiblity for cleaning up after everyone. even then, it was a probationary thing where the org was given another chance, and if they failed that was it. this was the foundation of 'leave no trace' which not suprisingly, isnt a voluntary community initiative its promoted as.

No trash cans is not that strange in other places. Tokyo has very few trash cans, which is additionally surprising when you realize that the Japanese are constantly buying drinks from vending machines -- there is one every 100' or so. They just expect to carry the bottle with them until they find a private trash can, or one of the more remote ones. Some recycling bins are now arriving but they are not for trash. And BRC does have recycle camp.