Sustainable festival tips

Sustainable festival tips
Festival fun comes at a costly price for the planet.
Bigger festivals like Glastonbury generate nearly 2000 tonnes of waste in a week, which is around 15kg of waste per festival-goer.
In addition to carbon emissions produced across the weekend through diesel fuelled stages and lights… the entire carbon footprint adds up.
Sustainable festival tips

Car share

Some festivals have set up car sharing initiatives

gocarshare.com/festival

Or reach out on social media pages to cut down costs for you and on emissions! A win-win

Sustainable festival tips

Don’t throw away your tent!

Love your tent survey found out that over 60% of festival goers throw away their tent after festivals which ends up in landfill… take home your tent and re-use for future festivals!

Sustainable festival tips

Reusable cutlery 

Cut down on single use plastics. One set of cutlery for each meal across a weekend adds  up… carry a reusable set around with a pack of biodegradable wipes.

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Sustainable festival tips

Re-usable water bottle

It’s super important to stay hydrated and a reusable BPA free water bottle is a no brainer

Sustainable festival tips

Forget wearing fast-fashion

Love your tent survey found out that over 60% of festival goers throw away their tent after festivals which ends up in landfill… take home your tent and re-use for future festivals!

Sustainable festival tips 

Sustainable toiletry alternatives

Natural sunscreen, deodorant sticks, bamboo toilet roll and plastic free period products. 

sustainable festival with Arnhem

Most importantly: Clean up after yourself!

Love your tent survey found out that over 60% of festival goers throw away their tent after festivals which ends up in landfill… take home your tent and re-use for future festivals!

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