What Is Leave No Trace? What Is MOOP?

As at other Burning Man events, Burning Japan practices “Leave No Trace”: participants themselves clean up so that they leave nothing behind. You take home what you brought. You leave no trace. The feeling, if anything, is that you would like to leave the place cleaner than when you arrived.

• In principle, take all trash home. We do not place trash bins on site. Please bring your own trash bags.
• Design art and the things you present so that making them, installing them, and taking them home are all part of the plan. Nothing is more troublesome than art left behind on site.
• Better still, do not bring things that will become trash. Remove unnecessary packaging in advance.
• As part of infection control as well, handing out paper plates, paper cups, and the like is prohibited. Please bring your own dishes and your own cup.
• If you find trash, pick it up and deal with it, no matter whose it is.
• At night, animals such as masked palm civets apparently come in and make a mess of food, so please be careful.

What if you do not have a car?
As an exception, for people traveling by train or other public transit, we will take trash at the entry GATE on your way out. Please separate glass bottles, cans, and plastic bottles.

What should I do with campfire ash?
In principle you take the ash home too, but it is hot and hard to carry. We will leave a barbecue grill in front of the entry GATE, and if you gather the ash we will take it. On site, please use a fire pit or a barbecue grill.

Where should I dispose of the trash I take home?
Do not throw it in bins at convenience stores or stations along the way. Take it all the way home and dispose of it there. Trash left on the way home has been a serious problem for nearby campgrounds as well. Please take care not to trouble the venue or the local community.

At Burning Man, trash (for example “trash” or “garbage”) is called “MOOP.” That is short for “Matter out of place,” and it means something that should not be there. Whatever it is, do not leave behind anything that was not on site to begin with. It is hard to learn all ten principles at once, but we would be glad if you remember Leave No Trace first.

On the 20th the venue was windy and pleasant from 4:00 p.m., and the night was cool and comfortable. Center camp, more than 3.5 meters tall, is up as well. We should be ready to show it to you very soon!