70% of Boardmasters Festival attendees left substantial waste, including new tents and furniture, necessitating a large cleanup effort.
Boardmasters Festival in Newquay, Cornwall faced significant waste issues, with 70% of attendees leaving mountains of rubbish, including new tents, chairs, and mattresses. Volunteer Jay McGillan, working with Oxfam, described the scale of rubbish as "insane" and collected items for recycling. The cleanup effort required a construction team and crane to fill large shipping container-sized bins with rubbish.
August 14, 2024
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