3:55pm Wednesday 25th August 2010
By Lorelei Reddin
Bestival organisers are pulling out all the stops to ensure the traditional close to the festival season at the Isle of Wight’s Robin Hill Country Park is greener than ever before.
The festival was one of only 13 worldwide to scoop an “outstanding”
Greener Festival award last year.
And this time around, curator Rob da Bank has signed up to the 10:10 campaign, making a commitment to reduce Bestival’s carbon footprint by ten per cent in 2010 through lowering energy use, waste and water consumption.
Other initiatives include the Plugged In Band-stand stage, which will be totally solar-powered with help from Southern Electric.
The surrounding area will become a version of Tomorrow’s World – envisaging an inspired, sustainable, green and fun future.
Plus all the other power generators in t h e Tomorrow’s World area, that power the WI Tent, Farmer’s Market and Sushi Yurt will be run on local Wight Made Biodiesel – made from the 1,600 litres of used cooking oil collected from all the food stalls at Bestival 2009.
Recycling facilities are being improved and more composting toilets brought in and revellers are being encouraged to use public transport or car-share.
As well as all this, the Bestival Green Team – a troupe of top-hat-sporting ecominded volunteers – will return for their fourth year.
They will be handing out recycling bags and free cigarette butt bins to help partygoers do their bit to Keep Bestival Tidy.
This year’s sold-out festival takes place from September 9 to 12 and features The Prodigy, Dizzee Rascal, The Flaming Lips, Hot Chip and Ellie Goulding.
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