PIFcamp on the path to zero waste with two stars!

We are proud to announce that during the 11th edition of PIFcamp, we earned the title of Event on the path to zero waste with two stars!

The idea of obtaining this title happened very naturally for us, as we have been striving to reduce waste, recycle consistently, and promote reuse—both of materials and the food we cook—practically since the very beginning of PIFcamp. Above all, we are delighted that we have managed to transfer some of our internal waste-management rigor to our participants; we couldn’t have done it without you! We would also like to thank the Ekologi brez meja team, which awards the title, for all their guidance and support.

“A total of 188 kg of waste was generated at PIFcamp 2025 (368 g per participant per day), of which 177 kg was collected separately. The proportion of separately collected waste is thus 94.1%, which fulfills one of the conditions for obtaining the first star of the Zero Waste Event title.
To obtain the second star, it is necessary to achieve a 30% reduction in the total amount of waste compared to the baseline and to use reusable cups. Compared to the data from 2023, when 576 g of waste per person per day was generated, a 36% reduction was successfully achieved. Washable glasses and cups were used at the event, and participants were asked to bring their own water bottles. The criteria for the second star have thus been met. (Explanation from the report by Ecologists Without Borders)

The Greening of PIFcamp project is supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia from the Climate Change Fund.

PIFcraft, an Epic Finale

New venue unlocked! pH [or PIFhain, as folks like to call it; a secret club operating cca. once yearly; hint: Faith in LEDs]


Reclaim you local horse stable. Build from scratch and scraps. Nurture more-than-human relations. Listen. Embrace and transfer oscillations. Abolish bouncers. Share. Solder. Distill. Hydrate. Care. Vibrate. Dance.

Lineup
🝪 So&Zach 🝰 Mr. Mogochi 🝐 Alevtina&Celeste&Nora&Eye Measure 🜘 Cansing Crush 🜚 Simon&Tanja&Fer 🜁 Toyota Vangelis 🝏 Blaž&So 🝅 Simon&Kandela Solver&fileneed&Eye Measure 🜠🜥 Nora b2b Blaž 🝧 Blažen DJ 🝝 all of the Rocks, Plants, Birds, Robots, Code, Pixels, Synths, Bats, and other Non-other Entities 🝪

+ pre-performance: Embodied Synthesisers workshop

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Photos by: Matjaž Rušt

PIFcamp s11 e01: God of Light [Energy Awareness workshop]


//For now, this entry is being edited continuously, adjusting itself to the PIFcraft timetable and following encounters within the community. Current versions are noted in the square brackets at the end of the title.

First PIFcraft log entry will focus on writings, dialogues and participants’ projects which can (for starters, at least) be summed up in the following set: off-grid, low-tech, self-host.

Part 1: Off-grid

//A report will follow on Bernhard Rasinger‘s intro workshop on energy awareness and solar power. One of his PIFprojects is setting up an off-grid solar-powered network for the camp.

Listen to the Energy Awareness workshop jingle ft. Karel Gott & Darinka‘s Fang das Licht:

Bernhard’s Energy Awareness workshop. Photo: Katja Goljat


For the past 11 years, the village of Soča (located in the Triglav National Park) has been providing PIFcampers with infrastructure, space and natural phenomena. Although the week-long communities that form each camp connect with the environment, try their best to take care of it, and generally just immensely appreciate it, there’s no denying that bringing 50+ extra persons (not to mention all of the sound- and light-emitting devices) to a village of 140 inhabitants, is a shock. There are several ways to monitor (and then find ways to diminish) our impact, such as calculating power consumption, understanding which (re)sources the energy is coming from, and setting up off-grid systems that are more in tune with their surroundings.

Bernhard started monitoring PIFcamp’s power consumption last year. Here are some of his findings:


//How can we reduce these? But also: how does that compare with the kilowatt hours we use in our ordinary lives? And what are the experiences of those of us living off-grid?

Next installments:
Part 2: Low-tech
Part 3: Self-host

What we’re reading, researching, listening to:
– (re)programming – Strategies for Self-Regeneration (free) | authors: Marta Peirano and guests, edited by: Janez Fakin Janša, published by: Aksioma (Ljubljana, 2022)
– Artists Running Data Centers (CC-BY-SA 4.0) | edited by: Davide Bevilacqua, published by: sevus.at (Linz, 2024)
– Low-tech Magazine | about the mag
– Permacomputing | community
– Solar Protocol: Exploring Energy-Centered Design | authors: Tega Brain, Alex Nathanson, Benedetta Piantella (LIMITS ’22, 2022)
– A Feminist Server Manifesto (Peer Production License) | about
– Distributed Web of Care | about

We’ll continue adding items to the above list as we go. If you have a suggestion, let us know on PIFcamp grounds or send an e-mail to katja[at]ljudmila[dot]org.

The Greening of PIFcamp project is supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia from the Climate Change Fund.