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B.urner
L.eadership
L.eadership
A.chieving
A.chieving
S.ustainable
S.ustainable
T.heme Camps
T.heme Camps
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Overview
Overview
BLAST is a green rating system designed to incentivize and recognize sustainability efforts at the camp level. If you’ve heard of LEED for green buildings, think of BLAST as the Burning Man equivalent.
Vision: Our Dreams for Black Rock City 2030
Vision: Our Dreams for Black Rock City 2030
We dream of a Burning Man event where all theme camps track their environmental footprint, acculturate camp members to adopt sustainable practices, and implement green infrastructure projects across all 6 focus areas: Food, Power, Shelter, Transportation, Waste, and Water. Planning a sustainable Burn and improving each year will become an essential part of organizing a theme camp.
Mission: How We'll Get There
Mission: How We'll Get There
BLAST inspires theme camps to step up their sustainability efforts by...
Providing an outline for what an "ideal" green camp might look like
Supporting camps as they plan green infrastructure projects
Creating a system of accountability for reducing environmental impact
The BLAST Team - Burning Man 2022 "Waking Dreams"
The BLAST Team - Burning Man 2023 "Animalia"
How BLAST Works
How BLAST Works
Camps submit a BLAST application in order to track their progress in 6 different focus areas: Food, Power, Shelter, Transportation, Waste, and Water. Our team of BLAST volunteers visits a select group of green theme camps to document their efforts.
BLAST 2026 Application Form
BLAST 2026 Application Form
Our 2026 program will be announced later in the year. In the meantime, you can take a look at the 2025 application form below.
BLAST is a green camp rating system that offers a framework for energy and resource-efficient, environmentally conscientious, and regenerative theme camps. Learn from our high-scoring camp leads for ways to up-level your camp’s sustainability on playa! We cover 5 key focus areas, sharing best practices for each – Food, Water, Shelter, Transport, and Waste. This session is for anyone interested in sustainable efforts, from beginners to experts.
Watch Our Talk About BLAST
Watch Our Talk About BLAST
Campfire Talks #6: Sustainability is a BLAST - April 2023
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