NELSONVILLE — Through a partnership with Rural Action, the Nelsonville Music Festival recycled and composted 96.5 percent, or over 2.5 tons, of all the waste discarded by patrons and vendors inside the festival gates. Over the course of the four-day music fest, there were 7,000 people eating, drinking, and grooving. Despite record attendance rates, less than one dumpster of trash — 187.8 pounds — was sent to the landfill. That’s about the same weight as one average American man. Several new materials were recycled at the event including dairy containers, cartons, plastic bags, and even cigarette butts. The bags will be recycled locally and turned into new products like guardrail blocks. Other new materials are being sent to partners such as TerraCycle for recycling.