I have taken key points about tents and waste from the UK reports that I have read. I have also taken notes of other organisations and projects that have been created to solve the festival waste issue. There will be relevant to the design process
Key notes
3.7 million people attend festivals each year
They create 23,500 tonnes of waste annualy
Nearly 10% of people left their tent at a festival in the UK in 2018
42% of people bought new tents to take
875 tonnes of plastic waste has been created from tents from 2008-2018
Only 30% of tents left at festivals are saved and reused
28% of festival waste is campsite
250,000 tents are abandoned EACH YEAR
7% of people left their tent because it broke
Tiredness is the main reason people leave tents, some just cant be bothered
Because tents are marketed as cheap festival tents, they are deemed single use
There is a misconception that tents are recycled
Theres a lack of education to patrons and organisers about waste management
Awareness to the problem helps reduce it
'Hippie' festivals are the most sustainable
78% of AIF member festival goers camp
Camping is deemed the main reason that a third of festival goers attend
Average spend at a festival per person is £434.14
Camper van use and 'glamping' is increasing quickly
Public transport to festivals is declining rapidly
The average tent weighs 3.5kg and is mostly made of plastic – the equivalent of 8,750 straws or 250 pint cups
What projets etc are out there:
The AIF
AIF member festivals are cutting out single use plastics by 2021 and promoting re-use
Drastic on Plastic Campaign
Are doing research into tent abandonment and behaviour of the festival goer - I should contact them first
Love Your Tent
Is a campaign to spread awareness
A greener Festival
A training and education consultancy for festival organisers
Festival Vision 2025
The Paris Agreement pledge etc
The Show Must Go On
The report made for FV2025
Raw Foundation
Education to promote elimination of single use plastics at festivals
Julies Bicycle
Carbon emissions from festivals
Comp-A-Tent
Creator of a compostable festival tent. Now does waste data collection for festivals
Useful Projects
Social enterprise for green design thinking
