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A sign of changing attitudes came in the launch of the Greener Festival Awards, which reward festivals for seven key features, such as low carbon emissions and waste management. So far the UK's festivals seem to be scoring highly, with Michael Eavis receiving an award for Glastonbury's changes and Latitude picking up an award for a cell-fuelled stage. The awards have a fantastic website, with a space to suggest ideas for making festivals greener, and details of a wood to be planted demonstrating music-lovers' support of the environment.
In summary, it seems as though the Glastonbury organisers have hit the tent peg on the head in pointing out that much comes down to the individual. The site recommends people should not pack much, should make use of public transport and invest in a more expensive tent that they will then not want to abandon. This attitude is fair enough, being that most of the participants are adults who wouldn't consider littering at any other farm in the UK under normal circumstances, and should be encouraged to consider their actions no matter how exhausted or muddy they may be!
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