Who takes out the trash when the first camp party is over?
The answer is that we all – you, your camp friends, neighbours, and all of us from Roskilde Festival – share the responsibility of keeping the festival free of waste.
Fortunately, the answer also is that this year, it will be much easier and faster for you and your friends to sort your waste in the camp.
We have simplified the sorting process with four bags for four types of waste, each with its own colour.
The four types of waste are glass, metal, plastic and food and drink cartons, and residual waste – get an overview below.
Do as you do at home
It’s new, but actually familiar. You just need to sort your waste exactly as you do at home in your house or apartment.
The camp hosts distribute the bags throughout the week, and you can always get more bags at sorting stations or towers.
When the bag is full, tie a knot at the top and deliver it to the nearest sorting station or place it by the road where volunteers will collect it during the day.
In some areas, such as Rent Your Tent, volunteers do not collect bags. So remember to check how to dispose of the bags in your area when you arrive.
We need to recycle more
When you and your friends sort the camp’s waste into the four types, you help create a more environmentally friendly festival.
Every year, we send far too many usable resources to incineration.
But when we sort the waste, we can recycle much more together, benefiting the climate and environment.
This means that your sorted bottles can be turned into new glass instead of being burned as residual waste.
- Glass
Yes to all types of glass, glass bottles without deposit, and glass shards. - Metal
Yes to tin cans, aluminium foil, foil trays, and flat beer cans. - Plastic and Food and Drink Cartons
Yes to plastic food packaging, plastic bottles without deposit, cutlery, plastic film, plastic bags, milk cartons, yoghurt cartons, and juice cartons. - Residual Waste
Yes to cigarette butts, hygiene waste, pizza boxes, and chip bags.
Remember, you can also hand in ABC deposit bottles at the deposit stations (find them on the map) and recycle glass at all serving points. See how to dispose of deposit bottles here.
