- Never let it hit the ground! Don’t leave cigarette butts, ashtrays, bottles or cans lying around where they can blow away. High winds and dust storms are common. By being mindful, you can significantly lower the chances of anything turning into MOOP.
- If you see MOOP, pick it up — the dust quickly buries MOOP and makes it hard to spot. MOOP attracts more MOOP. Always carry a small bag to collect any MOOP you find while walking or biking around BRC.
- MOOP sweeps. Get your campmates together and line up with everyone arms width apart along your camp boundary and walk from one side of the camp to the other, picking up any MOOP you see along the way. Do this before you set up camp, during and after the event using clean up tools: reacher/grabbers (aka MOOP sticks), rakes, metal shovels, trash cans, and magnet sweepers.
- Account for and remove all of your tent stakes/rebar/lag bolts/spikes. Stakes have taken the new #1 position as the most MOOP! Not only are these difficult to find in playa dunes, but are dangerous to shins and tires. Be sure you’ve removed every stake you put into the ground! Attaching markers to lag bolts before installation can prevent them from being obscured by dust or mud, ensuring they are easily found and removed later.
- Wood is MOOP! Despite being “organic,” wood debris is still a MOOP issue in Black Rock City. Sawdust, splinters, and firewood bark pose a major MOOP problem. Lay down a tarp or rug under your firewood storage areas and wood-cutting stations.
- Manage waste throughout the event. Sort your trash. Crush your cans. Separate food waste and dry it in a mesh bag in the sun.
- Sort trash and recycling before you depart BRC for easy drop off at collection centers on your way home. See Leave Nevada Beautiful: Trash, Recycling, and RV Dump Locations
- Only single-ply toilet paper and human waste go in the potties. Anything else — tampons, trash or baby wipes — will clog the toilet vendor’s hose, resulting in unserviced potties.
- The playa is not a bathroom. NEVER use the playa as a toilet! You can (and should) be ticketed. And absolutely do not use the artwork as a toilet. Carry a pee bottle and keep one near your bed.