Environment

Glitter is a microplastic and has been banned from loads of festivals.

For the first time ever, absolutely zero tents were left in the fields of Shambala Festival after campers went home on Monday morning.

Too Many T’s have hit their £2,500 crowdfunding target, securing 1,000 oak saplings for a tree-planting session this Autumn.

Fans will join Too Many T’s to plant 1,000 seedlings at an as yet top secret location sometime this October or November.

50 festivals and 30 suppliers have been working with Energy Revolution to balance the carbon impact of 13 million travel miles.

Ed Hawkin’s climate change infographic was shown across the main stage at Reading Festival, showing the increase in average temperatures.

The petition asks shops to stop marketing low-quality tents as “festival tents”, on the basis it encourages single-use.

Bangor University is working with Rachel Clowes to develop compostable sequins from PLA, hoping to supply the fashion industry this year.

WOMAD organisers claim every single tent was taken home after this year’s festival, leaving the campsite totally empty.

The images of abandoned tents are more than just a comment on the environmental and ethical impacts of the festival itself.