Rototom Sunsplash: Greensplash
Recycled water, biodegradable packaging, LED lighting, tree planting… Each year Rototom Sunsplash gets greener, always caring for the environment.
Throughout the history Rototom Sunsplash have always had a special place for caring for the environment.

Backstage also has parasols equipped with solar panels that provide enough energy to charge mobile phones and tablets, in addition to lighting at night.
Rototom Sunsplash is continuously increasing the number of waste disposal containers to allow for the separation of waste
and paper in the venue as well as in the restaurants and the campsite.
In figures, last year over 300 point for waste separation at origin and
all of the restaurants were equipped with special containers for
separating waste that allowed for the recovery of 16,200kg of packaging
and 7,400kg of paper for recycling later.
In the toilet areas we reuse shower water that is stored after filtering in two deposits to later be used in the cisterns of the toilets.
Rototom Sunsplash have also extended the vegetation coverage in the venue by planting trees in the campsite areas, so as to provide more shade and help reduce CO2 emissions.

Furthermore, in the Rotobars they especially insist on the sale of drinks and food from ethical brands.
Indeed, the use of disposable plastic glasses has been eliminated
completely in all the bars, where they have been substituted by
reusable glasses than can be obtained by leaving a deposit. In recent
years we have extended the use of bio-compostable plates and cutlery,
made out of biodegradable materials such as sugar cane, corn starch or
wood, to all of the catering services at the festival. The recycling of
the plates and cutlery together with the organic waste allow them to be
reused to make compost.

Over the last few years the festival has gradually reduced the use of paper
and other materials in our communications. The edition of publicity
material in collaboration with companies that organize concerts and
events has meant that we can reduce the number of flyers printed for
publicity exponentially. Rototom Sunsplash uses recycled paper for both photocopies and
printing.

The commitment to the environment, which Rototom Sunsplash reinforces each year, has allowed the festival to be recognized on several occasions by the Greener Festival Award as one of the European festivals that respects and cares most for the environment.
As Rototom Sunsplash do in each edition, this year it will implement new actions to
improve the festival’s environmental sustainability and ensure least the
environmental impact possible.
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