Glastonbury-Environmental Impact

[User00044]

I attended Glastonbury a couple of times in my youth , a fantastic experience . By comparison to the present day festival it was little more than a village fair . Times have changed somewhat since then .

The present day Glastonbury Festival saw a move towards a greener festival . Well , apparently !

So , to all you vegans, who put your ethics on hold whilst attending a festival held on a dairy farm and to you climate activists amongst the numbers , the world would like to thankyou .

THANKYOU.

THANKYOU , for the 5,000 tents , 6,500 sleeping bags and 54 Tonnes of cans and plastic bottles you kindly left behind . A grand total of around 1,650 Tonnes of rubbish . Thank goodness Greta was there to raise awareness . Her presence alone should be able to offset the carbon footprint and render the festival carbon neutral . Doubtful!

For those who really made the effort and attended in their EV's , there were charging points .... powered by diesel generators . The cost of use , £50 . I suspect the irony was lost on them .

I wonder how many trees we need to plant to offset Glasto's carbon footprint ? It saddens me to think that the festivals success may be the cause of its own demise , how can this be sustainable or even acceptable in these modern and enlightened times ?

 

[Klenchblaize]

Plant a few

K
Ps: You can be certain they have an ESG/Sustainability Policy for view somewhere and that should be the first port of call in seeking to answer questions around carbon offset.

 

[223pg]

At the end of the day it’s a commercial enterprise. People pay a lot to attend and someone somewhere must be cashing in.

The delusional eco warriors can’t see the double standards of it all. Never let a few morals get in the way of a good booze up.

 

[tozzybum]

Irony lost on the " environmentally aware ".
Like all human gatherings too many don't wild camp ,but need showers t,v,s and someone to cook.
About as green as a flamethrower

 

[User00036]

The answer is.... its not just Glastonbury fest that is unsustainable. A million people on a farm is never going to be, & when a million people go home, they will generate just as much waste, maybe even more, but they won't be having as much fun.

 

[User00053]

Considering the state of the planet according to the experts and the predictions for our future demise if not reversed and add to that the fact sewage is again been pumped into our water ways also population increases world wide, we most certainly are doomed. Glastonbury along with many other things matters not, so personally going to play fiddle while Rome burns and enjoy. If powers that be allow pollution in our countryside and expect me to play ball not happening.

 

[sparko]

We live 5 miles or so from worthy farm and have been many times, 1982 was the 1st time I recall … The last time (And I mean the last time) was 2 years before the covid break, when we worked as camp site stewards.

The kids who go now, I say kids, ages ranging from 16 to 35 just don’t give a sod about anything, consume everything and leave all their crap behind … literally!

It’s a great facility to have on your doorstep, but letting this lot loose for 3 days with more money than sense and no respect can’t continue, the farm and those adjacent are fragile environments … yes the grass grows back and the cows graze … but what dangers are in the ground.

I’m out

 

[Tim.243]

I attended Glastonbury a couple of times in my youth , a fantastic experience . By comparison to the present day festival it was little more than a village fair . Times have changed somewhat since then .

The present day Glastonbury Festival saw a move towards a greener festival . Well , apparently !

So , to all you vegans, who put your ethics on hold whilst attending a festival held on a dairy farm and to you climate activists amongst the numbers , the world would like to thankyou .

THANKYOU.

THANKYOU , for the 5,000 tents , 6,500 sleeping bags and 54 Tonnes of cans and plastic bottles you kindly left behind . A grand total of around 1,650 Tonnes of rubbish . Thank goodness Greta was there to raise awareness . Her presence alone should be able to offset the carbon footprint and render the festival carbon neutral . Doubtful!

For those who really made the effort and attended in their EV's , there were charging points .... powered by diesel generators . The cost of use , £50 . I suspect the irony was lost on them .

I wonder how many trees we need to plant to offset Glasto's carbon footprint ? It saddens me to think that the festivals success may be the cause of its own demise , how can this be sustainable or even acceptable in these modern and enlightened times ?

Plant a tree in 73 know i remember that.
That pick up I made was there..

Pick Me Up.....

This 2wd Ranger had a small tipper body on with the owner finding it so heavy, the body sold very quickly freeing up funds for a flat bed project. I did say one off stuff is more expensive as there are no drawings ( only chalk ones) with it turning out close to how he had scribbled on a beer...

www.thestalkingdirectory.co.uk

 

[Klenchblaize]

But in fairness to the ‘vision’ that is the Festival I believe it’s only correct to observe there are any number of similar contradictions in, and failures of, society’s stated intention to save our planet.

There’s zero doubt in my mind that on all levels we are simply tinkering at the edges and with no realistic chance of delivering in accordance with targets.

Only today a senior government representative couldn’t answer a basic question that sought to clarify what percentage of houses being built as I write will or will not require “modifications” in the years ahead to comply with energy retention standards as exist now.

And then, if you wish to get especially esoteric in you enquiries, what is the carbon footprint of the Russia/Ukraine war at this early stage of engagement?

I rest my case but with no satisfaction as I truly wish to be proved wrong on every count.

K

 

[User00044]

The answer is.... its not just Glastonbury fest that is unsustainable. A million people on a farm is never going to be, & when a million people go home, they will generate just as much waste, maybe even more, but they won't be having as much fun.

It is possible to have fun and respect your surroundings . Though , evidence would appears to contradict this !

I fear it won't be long before the plug is pulled .

 

[jall55]

Plant a few

K
Ps: You can be certain they have an ESG/Sustainability Policy for view somewhere and that should be the first port of call in seeking to answer questions around carbon offset.

Carbon
Climate
Impact offsets
What a load of tosh they are really

 

[User00036]

Went to Womad Festival 4 years ago, no queuing for toilets, the food was world class, the music was brilliant & the people there get it. On my way out I looked over the campsite, not a single piece of rubbish did I see. Thank god for Glastonbury, they leave Womad alone, not mainstream enough for them. Well done to Pete Gabriel, an inspired alternative.

 

[finbar]

Leave it to somebody else makes Appleby fair look like somebody knocked a wheely bin over but the luves at the bbc fawn over them selfs glasto this glasto that white well educated middle class tossas

 

[Bomag]

The figures quoted by the OP are correct, but that was 2015, we are in 2022 now, so not really sure what the point of this post is. The festival has made huge changes in the way it's run, kept clean and rubbish sorted and recycled.

 

[User00044]

The figures quoted by the OP are correct, but that was 2015, we are in 2022 now, so not really sure what the point of this post is. The festival has made huge changes in the way it's run, kept clean and rubbish sorted and recycled.

Some reports are claiming 2,000 tonnes of waste and the abandonment off camping equipment to be the worst yet .! The organisers may be trying to be greener , those in attendance clearly aren't .

 

[Waz77]

Some reports are claiming 2,000 tonnes of waste and the abandonment off camping equipment to be the worst yet .! The organisers may be trying to be greener , those in attendance clearly aren't .

I'd disagree, I've been going to Glastonbury for nearly 30yrs, this year was the cleanest I've ever seen it throughout and at the end when I drove away on Monday

 

[countrryboy]

Leave it to somebody else makes Appleby fair look like somebody knocked a wheely bin over but the luves at the bbc fawn over them selfs glasto this glasto that white well educated middle class tossas

To be fair atleast glaso or other festivals are privately funded and policed its not the local council tax payer picking up he bill.


As long as site litter picked and left clean it doesn't really matter.
If they sort and recylce the rubbish its not really a problem either u simply can't have that number of folk without collecting rubbish

And while it amazes me folk will buy brand new camping gear and leave it all behind after 2/3 days atleast now i'm pretty sure it is recycled and given to charities i'm sure quite a few ukrainian or africain families might be very glad some lazy brit was to lazy to pack up there tent or sleeping bag come winter in some refugee camp.
Dunno about glasto but at other festivals in the past it all just got tossed into a skip

Not really a true comapision because of the volume of drink involved but if u went to a game fair even 1 of the big ones u would hardly know an event had taken place after it, litter picked up, same with dog poo

 

[User00044]

I'd disagree, I've been going to Glastonbury for nearly 30yrs, this year was the cleanest I've ever seen it throughout and at the end when I drove away on Monday

I hope the figures quoted in the MSM are disproven . Don't shoot the messenger . Even if the figure are exaggerated , how hard is it to leave the site as it was found ?

I for one do not want to see an end to Glastonbury Festival .

 

[countrryboy]

I hope the figures quoted in the MSM are disproven . Don't shoot the messenger . Even if the figure are exaggerated , how hard is it to leave the site as it was found ?

I for one do not want to see an end to Glastonbury Festival .

But surely the figures will include the rubbish in the bins after its been picked up.
U simply can't help but produce a lot of rubbish at a festival with so many folk present, every drink wether a pint or shot is 1 plastic 'glass'

Most festivals ther eis never enough bins either inside or on campsite

We used to go to T most years althou to private field/campsite, the main campsite is just mental and bogging and too much of the no one careing attitude site was always left a complete embarassement the ammount of rubbish left behind

Thesite we went to was still just a field and would have a few big wheeling bins but usually over flowing after a day or 2 but most folk had enough sense to leave bin bags beside it or left a load of bin bags in a tidy heap at the side of their own wee group of tents.
Was often the same folk camped there year on year and most years was left fairly tidy apart from piles of bin bags but wouldn't take long to drive round with a tractor to gather them all up.
Only so much u can do, and even if everyone took all the rubbish home it is still the same amount of rubbish created

 

[paul o']

Still going next year tickets pending " "