Sustainability
committed to the planet
How We’re Making a Difference
Eliminating SINGLE-USE PLASTIC
BottleRock is eliminating all single-use plastics in all areas of the festival and company offices.
BottleRock will provide free touchless water stations located throughout the festival site.
In 2026, 163,000 single-use plastic water bottles were saved from the landfill.
Reusable wine glass program
We are using reusable glasses for our delicious wine program. By using a reusable wine glass, it helps us eliminate 55,000 single use wine glasses.
90% Less
Water Usage
At BottleRock, we use primarily vacuum flushing toilets. Using these toilets uses 90% less water than traditional toilets.
Using flushable vs. traditional port-o-potties eliminates the “blue chemical” deodorizers made from formaldehyde, toxic to humans and harsh to the environment.
transitioning to Clean Power
Since 2023, we’ve actively transition to clean power. As early adopters, we began using mobile battery storage units as soon as they came to market and each year since, we’ve increased our Reliance on battery and renewable power while reducing our use of diesel generators.
In 2025, we partnered with CES Power to run both the Second Stage and the Culinary Stage entirely on battery power.
In 2026, we introduced a Hybrid grid system that paired battery storage with shore power, allowing us to further reduce diesel generator use as we consolidated power sources. Over the past 5 years, we’ve cut our diesel generator use by 78%.
The generators we still use, along with all heavy equipment, are run on renewable diesel, which significantly lowers emissions and pollutants. Additionally, all our site lighting is 100% LED.
Eliminating
Emissions
We encourage our fans to take the Bay Area and Sacramento buses through our partnership with CharterUp. Buses run out of 9 cities around the bay to get 2,900 daily riders to the festival. This saves as many as 1,100 cars off the road per day!
Take local transit for free – The Vine Bus! We have nearly 3,000 daily riders from around Napa Valley hopping on the Vine.
Fans can also park their bike for free! 1,000 bikes a day are parked at BottleRock, helping keep cars off the road.
Compostables
& Recylcing
Across the BottleRock Music Festival site, we use BPI certified compostable or plant fiber beverage and service ware. All materials can be fully composted at Napa Recycling and Waste Management.
We recycle cardboard, pallets, plastic wrap, construction debris, astro turf and even wine corks.
Food Donations & Closing the loop
BottleRock works year-round to improve sustainability and reduce waste.
BottleRock Upcycle is our program to collect and redistribute leftover materials for reuse in the Napa Valley community. We also collaborate with Feeding it Forward to donate perishable and non-perishable food to the Napa Foodbank, local schools, and other organizations.
In 2025, over 17,000 lbs. of food and items were recovered and redistributed to 20+ organizations serving Napa County’s working poor, elderly, veterans, children, and families—equivalent to 13,845 meals. Thank you, BottleRockers!
Sheep
Power
We further improved our sustainable practices with the help of sheep in 2024! Instead of using gas-powered machinery to clear festival parking areas, we employed a more eco-friendly approach to eat away at the grass.
