Every year I take a 'Tent Recovery Team' to some of the UK's biggest music festivals to recover some of the 23,500 Tonnes of waste that is generated each year.
That's the equivalent of throwing away
- 53 Boeing 747's
- 16,000 Ford fiesta's or
- 340,000 washing machines into landfill.
Most of the larger festivals will see an estimated 60,000 tents abandoned. The majority of which will be damaged beyond repair and therefore destined for landfill.
Our aim is to simply recover as many tents as possible, purchase industrial sewing machines and turn the fabric into eco-fashion products, including;
- Reusable ponchos
- wash/toiletry bags
- totes
- handbags
- bum bags
- loose fruit and veg bags
The products will then be made available for sale via www.ecofashionhub.com or via trade stands at large events and festivals.
Where possible, every part of the tent will be reused including;
- zips
- fly sheets
- ground sheets
- inner tents
- guy ropes
- guide lines
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