Glastonbury Festival goes green

(23 Jun 2023)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pilton, Somerset, 23 June 2023
1. Various people arriving to festival
2. Medium shot Alexia Loundras
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Alexia Loundras, Green Communications Offer for Glastonbury Festival:
"I mean, the most sustainable thing is not to have a festival at all, but once you've got people here, we do try our best to be as light as we can on the land. We ask people to come by public transport. We ask them to think about how many - you know, fill their cars if they can't manage on public transport. We put on free shuttle buses from the local train station to make it easier for people to do that. And when they're on site, you know, we ask them to be respectful. We ask them not leave litter on the ground and to use our waste bins. And we hand-sort all our recycling onsite in our onsite recycling center, which means that we can avoid sending any waste to landfill. So we're really proud of what we've managed here and our facilities. It's really good."
4. Various of recycling at the festival
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Alexia Loundras, Green Communications Offer for Glastonbury Festival:
"Sustainability has always been at the heart of Glastonbury Festival. Our Green Fields have always run on solar and wind power since their inception in the 1980s, and it's been that fossil-free as standard we've been trying to implement across the site since then, and it's been baby steps. But this year we're really pleased that all of Glastonbury Festival power needs can be met through renewable fuels and renewable energy."
6. Various of solar technology at festival
7. Pull out Arcadia
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Alexia Loundras, Green Communications Offer for Glastonbury Festival:
"Yeah, that's run on sustainable palm free oil, HVO fuel. So that has 90% less, up to 90% less emissions than a fossil fuel would do, which gives it still that, you know, we've still got a fire show here, but we can keep it sustainable."
9. Various wind turbine
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Alexia Loundras, Green Communications Offer for Glastonbury Festival:
"Yeah, we have a fantastic new wind turbine which provides about the same amount of energy as you would need for 30 homes to be powered in the day. So we use that to power other markets down by Carhenge."
11. Tilt down from pedal powered stage sign
12. Medium shot solar powered café sign
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Alexia Loundras, Green Communications Offer for Glastonbury Festival:
"Well, we're encouraging people to see the, you know, the impact that they can have. You know, if you cycle, you know, you create energy, but it's all about understanding your footprint here at Glastonbury. We want people to understand that, you know, energy does not come for free. You know, do not waste water, because if you waste water, that's energy cleaning that water. It's all about adding things up and maybe taking this information home with you, maybe changing the way you live at home, maybe turn off your tap when you're brushing your teeth. It's the little things that will make a big difference in this world. And we hope that when people come here and they see that actually it is achievable, that we're giving hope to society, I guess."
14. Various of festival
STORYLINE:
Whilst for many Glastonbury may evoke images of iconic musical performances, fancy dress, flags and mud, sustainability has long been at the heart of Glastonbury Festival and the 2023 edition is no different.
Ultimately Loundras wants festival goers to leave the experience with increased knowledge and passion for change.
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Big massive Trump wall all around Glastonbury.