Parklife, according to Parklife director Jon Drape, aims to be “as sustainable as feasible.” Parklife must “leave a beneficial impact on the environment,” according to the music festival’s director.
The June two-day event in Manchester has outlined a number of efforts to limit its impact “both locally and globally.”
Its “green commitment” includes the use of biofuel in generators, the prohibition of single-use plastics, and the use of “clean glitter.”
The festival, which has been hosted at Heaton Park for a decade, has previously had issues with litter, requiring a massive clean-up operation to remove thousands of empty bottles, cans, and other trash.
A Parklife representative stated that the event has made “strong initiatives… over the past few years” to ensure that the “good energy and numerous memories that arise from the festival weekend are reflected in its positive commitment to the local and global environment.”
They stated that the new measures would build on the previous ones and ensure that festivalgoers may “enjoy one of the largest weekends of the year while… minimizing environmental impacts.”
The measures consist of:
- Giving all reusable food waste to Open Kitchen MCR, a local organization that transforms discarded food into meals for the disadvantaged.
- Preventing vendors from using single-use plastics and mandating compostable silverware, plates, and glasses.
- Providing exclusively eco-friendly “clean glitter” at the location
- Using biofuel wherever feasible
- Promoting the use of public transportation to reach and depart from the festival
- Commitment to being completely paperless and cashless
In 2022, due to similar initiatives, over 335,000 recyclable cups were used at the event, reducing plastic waste by “hundreds of thousands” over the course of the weekend.
Mr. Drape stated that making improvements had become “a great passion for us at Parklife” and was “something we’re striving to get better at each year and discover innovative solutions to make the weekend as sustainable as possible.”
Now more than ever, it is essential that festivals and events leave a good influence on the environment and the communities in which they occur, he said.
“It is apparent that change must occur in order to safeguard the world in which we live, and by doing so in conjunction with a variety of local projects doing wonderful things in the community, we can have an impact that extends beyond one weekend a year.
Festivals have the ability to drive change, and we’re continually discovering new methods to do so.
The 1975 and Aitch will perform as headliners at Parklife on 10 and 11 June, with The Prodigy, Little Simz, and Rudimental.
In addition to Carl Cox, Skrillex, Slowthai, Annie Mac, Becky Hill, Fred Again…, Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, and Raye will perform over the weekend.
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