Glastonbury, Somerset (not just a music festival!)
The town of Glastonbury is famed for its hippy origins. When a McDonald’s opened in the area, locals staged a protest on stilts, picking up all the local litter within 100m. And handing it to the store manager!
The music festival is actually held near the nearby village of Pilton, whose population swells from 1000 to 200,000 each summer. The locals don’t mind that much, as the festival-goers are a pretty peaceful lot, and obviously bring in income for the pubs!
The festival does generate huge amounts of litter. But it has things in order, with chosen litter pickers (who get their own campsite with flushing toilets and meal vouchers) going into action when the festival ends. Leaving the place pristine within a few days. Unusual items found include:
- A grandfather clock
- A bra with poo in it
- A wig that someone had vomited in
- People sleeping under piles of clothes!
