The Whole Earth Festival has been historically vegetarian in an effort to embrace food sustainability. The Whole Earth Reusables Cooperative (WERC) Dish program and our Compost and Recycling team work together to reduce waste throughout the three-day festival. All our vendors are required to use reusable dishes to the best of their ability, and all waste brought to the festival must be of recyclable or compostable material. Our goal for zero-waste is to reduce our carbon footprint by contributing as little waste as possible to landfills.