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[Megthreeleg]

Hi All

Had a wonderful festival can't believe it's all over!

Amount of rubbish still no need.....found it apalling should imagine the site over the next few days will resemble a scene from District 9.....

Saw a woman yesterday up in the Park pick a copy of Q daily off the top of a bin...quick read and chucked it on the floor about 2 foot away....

[srvman]

I loved the farm. I left no trace. If I could not find a bin I would put rubbish in my bag until I could find one.
However.compared to the last two years it has become a lot less messy and disgraceful. And with the good weather I aid imagine it will take much less time to clean

[TomfromStroud]

I, for one, was absolutely amazed how little rubbish there was around the main areas compared to previous years.

It used to be absolutely disgusting, and at times it still is, but on the whole it's got much better.

Edited by TomfromStroud, 28 June 2010 - 03:26 PM.

[meatyparson]

Why dont they do the paper beer cup recycling thing like at 99.9999% of festivals ? For all this eco bullshit they preach they dont employ the simplest bit of recycling / litter picking they could do. Gives the kids / students a way of making 10p a cup and reduces some of the mess.

[Alf Tupper]

TomfromStroud, on 28 June 2010 - 03:26 PM, said:

I, for one, was absolutely amazed how little rubbish there was around the main areas compared to previous years.

It used to be absolutely disgusting, and at times it still is, but on the whole it's got much better.

Completely agree with this, it was a shame that more effort wasnt made to dampen the roads though as the dust was incredible.

[Deepsky]

One of the reasons there wasn't so much rubbish in the main areas was because of the litterpickers that go round.

But yeah there's just no need... I really don't know what the f**k is wrong with people to make them so f**king disrespectful and damn bone idle.
I'm sorry but litter louting is one of the main things that REALLY pisses me off and mages me rage to unprecedented levels... There's just no damn need for it. I saw this one person walking down the path at the side of the pyramid area where there are COPIUS amounts of bins only 15 ft away just throw his pizza box down right in the middle of the path rather than take a few steps off to the side to put it in the bin... Now really, come on.

Why do these people even come to Glasto? They clearly don't share the general ethos of the festival nor have any respect for it...

I've never in all my years dropped a piece of litter rather than put it in a bin and i'm a downright lazy bastard - It doesn't require any effort whatsoever.

[liquuid_fusion]

The campers around us were great on the whole, all the rubbish was put in bin bags. But one group of young people a couple of tents over just scattered rubbish everywhere, nothing was picked up, despite being close to bins. By Sunday you could barely see the ground in their communal area and there were broken chairs etc there too  

[LostRiot]

I think the vast majority of litter is completely unavoidable. mainly because it is created in a crowd, and even if people try to remember to take it with them, most people won't.

I was amazed at how good it was this year, especially given how sunny it was, no smell of rubbish everywhere you go like there was last year..

[eoJ]

I think it was ridiculous how there were no bins by the front of the pyramid stage, they handed out water, but then there was nothing to do with the cup but drop it on the ground, unless you felt like carrying around 10 cups per act..

[bexj]

Deepsky, on 28 June 2010 - 05:16 PM, said:

One of the reasons there wasn't so much rubbish in the main areas was because of the litterpickers that go round.

But yeah there's just no need... I really don't know what the f**k is wrong with people to make them so f**king disrespectful and damn bone idle.
I'm sorry but litter louting is one of the main things that REALLY pisses me off and mages me rage to unprecedented levels... There's just no damn need for it. I saw this one person walking down the path at the side of the pyramid area where there are COPIUS amounts of bins only 15 ft away just throw his pizza box down right in the middle of the path rather than take a few steps off to the side to put it in the bin... Now really, come on.

Why do these people even come to Glasto? They clearly don't share the general ethos of the festival nor have any respect for it...

I've never in all my years dropped a piece of litter rather than put it in a bin and i'm a downright lazy bastard - It doesn't require any effort whatsoever.

Well said! It's not hard, and the thing that disgusts me most is people leaving half eaten food on the ground, ready for some poor unsuspecting soul (me!) to put their hands in it.  Don't get me started on the tents etc left in the campsite.

[chuckley]

this year was 10x better than last year campsite rubbish wise.  my problem was with the distinct LACK of litter pickers and bins not being emptied.  at 8.30 am on sat the bins shouldnt be overflowing.

[Paadzer]

The rubbish wasn't too bad.  Probably due to the lack of mud (as people tend to leave tents behind that have mud).

I went around the campsite on Monday and found loads of stuff that I brought home

[Sabcully]

eoJ, on 29 June 2010 - 12:41 AM, said:

I think it was ridiculous how there were no bins by the front of the pyramid stage, they handed out water, but then there was nothing to do with the cup but drop it on the ground, unless you felt like carrying around 10 cups per act..

Can't really see the problem to collect your rubbish, mainly probably drink related, and then carry it to a bin when you leave. 10 cups or 100, there are plenty of bins around.
I went as far as taking our camping rubbish home with me, but then I was in a van and therefore it was no problem.

chuckley, on 29 June 2010 - 08:35 AM, said:

this year was 10x better than last year campsite rubbish wise.  my problem was with the distinct LACK of litter pickers and bins not being emptied.  at 8.30 am on sat the bins shouldnt be overflowing.

This is quite strange as I thought there were a lot more litter pickers around this year, but the bins were really bad at times, encouraging people to chuck. I suppose too many people to get the van through and maybe not enough bins.

[clockworkpurple]

THe main time I dispaired of the litter was walking through the Pyramid field after the England game on Wednesday. It looked a f**king state! Poeple had taken along cases of cans of beer and just left the cans in a big pile on the ground. It made me really f**king angry.

There was MUCH less rubbish in the Pyramid field after the headliners each night. Just makes me think that England fans are twats.

[Laura_Babs]

I am always and was still shocked at how much expensive camping equipment people leave behind! Can people seriously afford to spend £100 on a tent and just leave it?!  

The group next to use left their whole campsite pretty much set up but with a lot of rubbish! Me and my boyfriend found two nice fold up chairs (the more expensive ones - about £20/chair) and a foot pump. Other people in our tent took home a huge great big ten man tent and two inflatable camping mattresses. There was so much stuff left behind though!

[lea7784]

they didnt have any bin bags for me so i got my poundshop poncho modified it n woohoo a bin bag stuffed with me rubbish  is proud of mesel

[cejx]

I thought the state of the campsites was far far better than it has been in previous years.   There were still some lazy folk though who spent the 5 days in their own mini land fills, and I doubt they bothered clearing up after themselves. However as previously mentioned, the lack of mud and folk being bothered to pack up their tents I think contributed to the green bits being left behind.  

Outside Brothers was still quite grim - one day they'll bring in a deposit led cup system.

Feckin balloon canisters though.  Bin the bloody things.

[Cooter]

I've been going for a few years and over the last couple of times it's really impressed me how much peoples attitude to littering has changed. Alot of people I saw even picking up other peoples litter too, good for them.

[Completewasters]

eoJ, on 29 June 2010 - 12:41 AM, said:

I think it was ridiculous how there were no bins by the front of the pyramid stage, they handed out water, but then there was nothing to do with the cup but drop it on the ground, unless you felt like carrying around 10 cups per act..

At first I thought you were suggesting that there should be bins in the crowd at the front (just not possible), but if you mean between the barrier and the stage, then this would appear to be an oversight.  However the bins have to be close to tracks so that they can be picked up by the trucks.

chuckley, on 29 June 2010 - 08:35 AM, said:

this year was 10x better than last year campsite rubbish wise.  my problem was with the distinct LACK of litter pickers and bins not being emptied.  at 8.30 am on sat the bins shouldnt be overflowing.

Although I agree that its not great to see overflowing bins (and the disincentive this provides to resist littering), at what point did you expect them to clear the bins you saw at 8.30am.  the litter pickers/bin collection crews start at 6 or 7am, you can't expect them to cover the whole site in a couple of hours.  In general more emptying of bins means an increase in traffic around the site, which I'm sure is really possible.

From my point of view I was both disappointed by the casual, flagrant, lazy littering but impressed in general by the pockets of resistance of people trying to achieve the simple of task of loving the farm and leaving no trace.

I would like to see comperes or even artists (if they are that way inclined) voicing this message when they have the crowds' attention, as the video can easily be ignored.  this is in contrast to the crowds being fed the stock line that 'they make the festival what it is', when the reality is that without the hardwork and sacrifices of many, many people there would and could be no Glastonbury.

Edited by Completewasters, 29 June 2010 - 03:29 PM.

[supersunshine]

I was camped in lime kiln and was really surprised that everyone around us really did leave no trace and it was really clean. Just no need to drop stuff everywhere!