Sustainability
Handpicked Festival is our family backyard, so we're dedicated to sustainable practices. We're committed to enhancing the Langhorne Creek Wine Region while keeping Grandpa's trees and lawns pristine! Each year, we launch new initiatives to minimise our environmental impact.
Check them out here.
In 2018 we brought in a reusable plastic wine glass system where your cups can be returned, washed and reused, helping to reduce the amount of single use plastic we use on the day. You guys got behind us and the system worked a treat!
REUSABLE WINE GLASSES
Handpicked is truly set amongst the big ol’ gum trees and a heap of vineyards…so we’re kind of remote. Which is great for two reasons…
It makes for the most relaxing of settings and
It means solar power has gotta be our friend!
We therefore use solar to light all of our lighting in The Food Garden and Tent City.
Solar Lights
We’re all for enjoying a wine on the lawn… just not on leaving the empty bottles strewn across the grounds!
Keep a look out for our big potato bin ‘Wine Bottle Recycling Stations’ on the day and help us keep on top of the amount of empty wine bottles on the ground.
Wine Bottle Recycling Stations
DIY Hydration Station & BYO Reusable Drink Bottles
Bring along your favourite reusable drinking vessel to refill from our homemade hydration stations dotted around the festival site supplying fresh, rainwater collected right here on our farm!
*Note - your reusable bottles must be empty upon entry to the festival.
In 2018 we partnered with the gurus at Australian Green Clean who are quickly making their way to be Australia’s leading sustainable cleaning and waste management company.
On the day look out for their trendy bins and make a conscious effort to put your waste in the right bin
Bin System
We take great pride in reusing items we find on the farm, everything from timber, doors, iron, hay bales…you name it, we’ve reused it! This came about not only due to budget restrictions…but to give the fam more jobs to do! For instance:
Nanny’s made over 200m of bunting
Uncle Tim has built countless metres of recycled timber bars
Mum has crafted a heap of handmade and hand-painted signs
Uncle Greg builds our impressive wine barrel bar wall each year
Homemade Decor
C’mon campers…smarten up. Please help us keep the grounds pristine by only bringing what you need and leave no trace. Tents, Blankets, Chairs etc are not a one use item - alternatively, leave your unwanted goods at our donation stations where we’ll proudly pass them on to our local charity store on your behalf.
Smart Camping
From day dot we have loved being a part of Scouts SA Recycling Centre, a program that helps keep our event green and clean while supporting Scouts and the great work they do in our community.
So see if you can spot one of our future little leaders pottering around our festival grounds…they’ll be sure to let you know a thing or two about being green and clean!
