Rubbish Dumped Again At Glastonbury
I have to say, I am on my soap box for this blog. I felt shocked when this appeared on my Facebook feed. The amount of fly-tipped rubbish was alarming.
Even worse, many of the people there campaign against this exact problem.
Eco-warrior: is a self-description for an environmental activist that adopts a ‘hands-on’ effort to save a plot of land.
An environmentalist: or environmental scientist, helps companies and the public make educated choices regarding the environment and the effects of rubbish.
Anti fracking campaigners supports: the impacts of climate injustice which will be felt around the world.
Pupils from around the UK went “on strike” on Friday 15th February as part of a global campaign for action on climate change and how rubbish effects it.
Students around the country walked out of schools to call on the government. Declaring a climate emergency and the need to take active steps to tackle the problem.
But at Glastonbury, many people did the exact opposite of what they claim to believe in. Why?
Was it the excuse, “I was having a good time and didn’t notice”?
Or maybe, “My few cans won’t make a difference”?
Or simply, “It’s not my problem; someone else will clear it”?
Therefore, I would say you are no better than those who fly-tip rubbish down country lanes or behind people’s homes.
Here’s a look at what it takes to return those fields, where you danced all weekend, back to normal.
In 2017, the clean-up cost of rubbish and waste dumped was about £785,000 and took around six weeks.
Despite organisers urging people to take their rubbish home and aim for “zero waste,” photos after the event showed fields covered in rubbish.
In 2018 the festival did not go ahead.
This year The entire clean-up is expected to take four weeks. Praise has to be given that out of the 55,000 tents only 500 were left behind.
The Daily Mail however called the site “a squalid mess” that “makes a mockery of [the festival’s] eco-posturing”. Also claiming there was a “sea of bottles, plastic bags, cans, tissues, wet wipes and paper cups … mile after mile of it”. Moreover they cheered David Attenborough like a god at Glastonbury, but as the crowd headed home, they left a squalid mess that makes a mockery of their eco-posturing.
So my little rant ends with
‘next year lets make our actions louder than words.
Chris Johnson (Proprietor)