Step forwards www.agreenerfestival.com - a new resource for festival organisers to support and promote the importance of environmental efficiency at music festivals, which launches today.
Co-ordinated by music lawyer Ben Challis - who acts for the Glastonbury Festival - www.agreenerfestival.com looks to spread the 'best practice' of successful festivals, allowing festival organisers and promoters to understand how waste, traffic, CO2 emissions, noise, water pollution and land damage can all be minimised or eradicated.
Ben says that he intends the sites research and recommendations to be a source of debate and ultimately creative environmental solutions; Ben said We are looking to promote new ways of making festivals and music events more environmentally efficient. The site is designed to help promoters and organisers not preach to them.
Research was conducted at fifteen UK festivals, with 649 festival goers from around the world surveyed for their opinions, and over the coming months the website will develop pointers, guides and practical directions for delivering greener festivals, as well as advising festival goers themselves on how they can make their festival summer a little greener.
Of course, such schemes can only work if festival goers support the efforts of the festival organisers. Glastonbury 2005 proved that attendees can actively lend their support to such schemes, while at some other festivals the majority of attendees don't seem to give a shit for the world around them - why not??? But as the world wises up to the challenges of the future, such schemes should gain more backing from those there: make sure you do your bit!
