How music festivals harm our planet
How music festivals harm our planet
But here's what you can do about it
If you love music festivals, listen up.
A weekend of road tripping and camping with friends, to see your favorite bands can be a ton of fun, but it can be pretty harmful for the environment.
A festival like Coachella can produce up to 1,600 tons of waste.
But many festival organizers and attendees work hard to make them environmentally friendly.
This is after Glastonbury in England, where volunteers collected debris, tents and plastic waste left behind.
At OutsideLands in San Francisco this August, 87% of waste is diverted through composting, recycling and reusing.
After Coachella in California, the Nonprofit Galilee Center donated 25 tons of items left behind like sleeping bags, tents and clothing to disadvantaged families.
After Bonnaroo in Tennessee, Nonprofit WaterWays organized a yard sale, preventing 15,000 pounds of abandoned items from ending up in landfills.
Another concern is the high carbon footprint from traveling concert goers, artists and power generators to run the place.
Music festivals can generate 160,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions each year
What can you do about it?
Carpool, bring reusable cups, bottles and straws, and don’t leave trash behind.
So what do you think? Can festivals truly be environmentally friendly? Let us know!
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