Waste Archives - Chris Johnson

Festival Industry Materials and Waste 101: Current Legislation, Guidance, Greenwashing Guide and Future Insights

Chris Johnson — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 15:23:00 +0000

Waste has been identified as one of the top three sustainability priorities by event organisers in the annual Industry Green Survey each year for …

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Introducing Future Festival Tools

Chris Johnson — Sun, 30 Apr 2023 16:00:00 +0000

We are living in a time of climate emergency. Every sector – from Arts & Culture to manufacturing, and from fashion to food – …

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Everyday Plastic Project Survey: Lockdown Edition

Chris Johnson — Wed, 26 Aug 2020 10:47:24 +0000

In July I took part in The Everyday Plastic Project Survey: Lockdown Edition, which involved 178 households collecting all household plastic waste for a week, and then categorising it …

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Let’s Talk Shit! What’s the Most Environmental Event Toilet? Plus… DGTL’s Revolution Talk on Closing the Nutrient Cycle

Chris Johnson — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 13:28:56 +0000

DGTL festival's Revolution Talk on the nutrient cycle got me thinking about sustainable event toilets (Yes, I really know how to have good time!).

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Tackling Single Use Drinks Packaging at Festivals

Chris Johnson — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 17:10:00 +0000

In the UK 10 billion single-use plastic bottles end up in landfill each year, and millions of single use cups used to serve pints …

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Whatever you do, Don’t Tell Your Audience “Left Tents Will be Re-used”.

Chris Johnson — Wed, 06 Mar 2019 16:02:00 +0000

This article was first published in Standout Magazine’s Green Column, March 2019 Issue Apocalyptic scenes of campsites strewn with left tents and waste have …

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Sail Britain’s Plastic Expedition Exposes Plastic in the ‘Pristine’ Seas of Western Isles

Chris Johnson — Fri, 15 Jun 2018 20:59:00 +0000

In June 2018 Chris Johnson joined Sail Britain’s trip exploring sea plastics in the Western Isles of Scotland. Led by Alice Kettle, award winning …

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