Festivals and plastic cups: those days are over

A festival visitor drinks an average of 5 to 10 drinks a day. Add to that tens of thousands of visitors and you understand how much plastic goes through. Fortunately, there are now solutions such as reusable cups, which are collected after use, washed and repurposed.

And yes, it works. Less trash on the ground, cleaner grounds and a big reduction in plastic waste.

The crackling of plastic cups under your feet is considered deadly normal at festivals these days. Afterwards, mountains of plastic bottles, cups and crockery are left behind. Meanwhile there are many attempts to organize festivals sustainably. They try to reduce waste and to recycle it better afterwards.

Black Cross goes for logo-free RPET cup

"Our new RPET cups are like karma: it haunts you! Indeed, you might have it in your hand again next year at the Black Cross. But then the new, recycled version. Our logoless RPET-cups are collected and processed into new cups. All of our beverage partners cooperate in this and are moving away from logo use, because cups with ink cannot be recycled into new cups." In addition, this cup must be thrown in the proper bin and not on the ground to recycle properly.

Festival de Zwarte Cross and other festivals such as Lowlands, Awakenings, Vierdaagsefeesten, Mysteryland and Loveland, among others, have joined the 'Plastic Promise' to jointly promote reuse and high quality recycling of plastic cups.

Less plastic is the future

At Retulp, we are big advocates for less single-use plastic at festivals. With sustainable solutions such as reusable bottles and cups, we ensure that there is less plastic waste and that visitors have a practical souvenir.

As a festival organizer, do you want to contribute to a plastic-free event? Then check out the possibilities for reusable drinkware. It's a small change with big impact.

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