Waste Management

Waste management updates for 2024 coming soon

The post-event clean-up is one of our biggest priorities and we have been rightly held to account in the past to ensure we complete our site clearance in the timeline advertised.

We continually aim to update and improve plans for waste management at Boardmasters Festival year-on-year. We worked with a new supplier for 2023 who specialise in sustainability, proudly sending ‘zero-to-landfill’. With their dedicated knowledge on proper practise, working alongside our very own ‘Green Team’ and salvagers – we were able to achieve better recycling rates and faster clean up, with more tents being repurposed and food donated than ever before. We have also invested heavily in a large workforce and additional, specialised cleaning infrastructure machinery in order to speed up the operation and allow for a more thorough and comprehensive process.

On top of this, as part of Boardmasters’ ‘litter-bond scheme’ guests are encouraged to collect and return a bag of litter in order to redeem a £10 deposit taken as part of the overall cost of their ticket. This encourages people to assist with clearing the site and speeds up the process exponentially.