Two more festivals awarded Green Badge

United Kingdom | | 19 September 2007

Herefordshire's Big Chill festival and the Waveform Project Festival, which took place last weekend at Powderham Castle in Devon, have both been awarded the prestigious new 'Greener Festival 2007' badge.

They join the growing lost of recipients which includes the Glastonbury Festival, Lattitude and Leicester's Summer Sundae Weekender.

The 'Red Kite' award is based on a 60 point questionnaire and an A-Z checklist of green measures that ensures festivals are doing their bit to minimise their environmental impact.

It asks festivals to implement a coherent travel policy to promote public transport, encourages reducing and recycling waste, aims to protect the environment and local wildlife and keep to a minimum their water, land, air and noise pollution. The award is made by green website www.agreenerfestival.com.

Co-founder Ben Challis said: "Both these festivals are deserving recipients of the Red Kite award for greener festivals in 2007. Big Chill have great transport policies and their recycling is up to 95% of waste left on site in some areas.

"Waveform also have great recycling organised by the Maker Green Team and Recycle Now, they manage waste by composting and promote sustainable bio-fuels, public transport and the reduction of the festival's carbon footprint."

The overall Greener Festival 2007 winner will be announced at the UK Festival Awards in November