Plastic Bottle Ban?

[incident]

1 minute ago, Acid Loafers said:

HOW AM I GOING TO GET MILK NOW?! 

Honestly though... Will there still be milk available onsite? I love making White Russians with the Glasto milk ?

Remember last time when they sold out of milk on Sunday I even bought an overpriced cup of milk off of a coffee stand place just so I could keep drinking White Russians as I finished off the last of my Vodka and Kahlua watching Ed Sheeran.

Carton, presumably.

Although to be honest that's not any better than plastic.

[Crazyfool01]

10 minutes ago, Acid Loafers said:

HOW AM I GOING TO GET MILK NOW?! 

Honestly though... Will there still be milk available onsite? I love making White Russians with the Glasto milk ?

Remember last time when they sold out of milk on Sunday I even bought an overpriced cup of milk off of a coffee stand place just so I could keep drinking White Russians as I finished off the last of my Vodka and Kahlua watching Ed Sheeran.

get it straight from  the udder stage 

[The Nal]

Hopefully the milk trucks will sort something. Highlight of my morning.

And the wine stalls. Highlight of my late morning, day and night. 

[Crazyfool01]

Im imagining cows dotted around the site at the wateraid points ... and messed up Glastonbury goers sitting on last festivals  recycled 3 legged chairs trying to milk them  

Edited February 27, 2019 by crazyfool1

[cdm22]

1 hour ago, crazyfool1 said:

yep of course they will ... stupid moment ... but im sure they will charge the same price for 330ml cans as 500ml bottles 

The first thing I thought too when I saw the announcement.

[scaryclaireyfairy]

So, any recommendations for a reusable bottle that can handle fizzy drinks and doesn't need washed in hot soapy water after every use?

[The Nal]

All this hassle just because a few billion sea creatures havent evolved to be able to digest plastic. Fucks sake. Its not like they havent had the practice.

[Crazyfool01]

5 minutes ago, scaryclaireyfairy said:

So, any recommendations for a reusable bottle that can handle fizzy drinks and doesn't need washed in hot soapy water after every use?

Chilly bottles are the nearest I can find for keeping fizz ... but they will need a wash ... or maybe try this 

[Ged Devereux]

1 hour ago, crazyfool1 said:

yep of course they will ... stupid moment ... but im sure they will charge the same price for 330ml cans as 500ml bottles 

Yeah they’ll probably keep the same price which is already ridiculous, £1.50 or £2 for fizzy bottles, if i’m remembering correctly?

[Mardy]

It talks about backstage, production etc in that announcement, but the glass ban doesn’t apply there

[Wooderson]

Get the papercup beers in.

[srb]

Wine bar thing will be interesting. Pints of wine then? That will be some craic 

[Simsy]

4 hours ago, crazyfool1 said:

yep of course they will ... stupid moment ... but im sure they will charge the same price for 330ml cans as 500ml bottles 

At Victorious festival last year they weren't selling plastic bottles. Most vendors were charging £2.50 for a can! Thought I'd have to start smuggling in my mixers as well as rum, not sure where I'd hide it ?. Had to keep buying a stash of cans every time I went past the place that was only charging a quid (they must've made a fortune by undercutting everyone else).

[ghostdancer1]

3 hours ago, scaryclaireyfairy said:

So, any recommendations for a reusable bottle that can handle fizzy drinks and doesn't need washed in hot soapy water after every use? 

pretty much every reusable bottle available in supermarkets everywhere?

[Ayrshire Chris]

Are lenor bottles banned? 

[chazwwe]

3 minutes ago, Ayrshire Chris said:

Are lenor bottles banned? 

Asking the real questions. 

[Zoo Music Girl]

I do think this is a good idea but the paper cups are surely a big issue too - is it still too difficult to eradicate them or make bigger moves towards it? I think they're plastic coated too so maybe even unrecyclable? Not sure but the amount the festival must get through is horrendous. 

[Rubber Soldier]

6 minutes ago, Zoo Music Girl said:

I do think this is a good idea but the paper cups are surely a big issue too - is it still too difficult to eradicate them or make bigger moves towards it? I think they're plastic coated too so maybe even unrecyclable? Not sure but the amount the festival must get through is horrendous. 

Get your reusable metal cup. I’ve never used a paper cup on site since they introduced them. 

Edited February 27, 2019 by Rubber Soldier

[Zoo Music Girl]

6 minutes ago, Rubber Soldier said:

Get your reusable metal cup. I’ve never used a paper cup on site since they introduced them. 

Yes I do need to, you are right. But if there was no alternative to using it that would make a big difference. I've been to three other festivals where you had no choice but to buy the reusable and it was great. The reason I haven't at Glastonbury yet is I've never spotted anywhere to buy them on site. Do you need to buy ahead of time?

[Ayrshire Chris]

Reusables are obviously the way forward whether it’s for water, soft drinks or alcohol as long as there is plenty opportunities to rinse them out. I use my water aid reusable bottle all year round . Congrats to the festival for this decision. 

[Rubber Soldier]

13 minutes ago, Zoo Music Girl said:

Yes I do need to, you are right. But if there was no alternative to using it that would make a big difference. I've been to three other festivals where you had no choice but to buy the reusable and it was great. The reason I haven't at Glastonbury yet is I've never spotted anywhere to buy them on site. Do you need to buy ahead of time?

We got ours in 2016, and they were on sale at a limited number of bars. As far as I know they were available pretty much everywhere in 2017, I’d imagine it’ll be the same this year. 

[Zoo Music Girl]

Just noticed in the Glastonbury statement that they said drinking water is available at all the bars - has that always been the case? I've always queued at the taps thinking that was the only place! Wish I'd known if so.

Also what's the deal with the water aid kiosks? Will they fill any bottle or only one of the Water Aid ones? I've never been sure so again stuck to the taps (although saying that I might have filled a bottle at one once...)

[Zoo Music Girl]

8 minutes ago, Rubber Soldier said:

We got ours in 2016, and they were on sale at a limited number of bars. As far as I know they were available pretty much everywhere in 2017, I’d imagine it’ll be the same this year. 

Cheers, still managed to miss them! Will look harder. Saw people with them just never spotted on sale.

Guess that's my point though really. If people have to look for them then they are less likely to use them so would like to see more of a concerted push on this too.  

Edit: just googled and apparently you could get them at "more than half" the bars in 2017. Hopefully that will increase in 2019.

Edited February 27, 2019 by Zoo Music Girl

[stuartbert two hats]

4 minutes ago, Zoo Music Girl said:

Just noticed in the Glastonbury statement that they said drinking water is available at all the bars - has that always been the case? I've always queued at the taps thinking that was the only place! Wish I'd known if so.

Also what's the deal with the water aid kiosks? Will they fill any bottle or only one of the Water Aid ones? I've never been sure so again stuck to the taps (although saying that I might have filled a bottle at one once...)

I asked for a cup full of ice on the mega hot day in 2017 and wasn't charged for it. I had money in my hand, but it was free.

[Zoo Music Girl]

14 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

I asked for a cup full of ice on the mega hot day in 2017 and wasn't charged for it. I had money in my hand, but it was free.

At the bar?