Compost your cutlery and avoid campsite ‘Armageddon’: how music festivals are going sustainable

Warmer weather in Australia heralds the peak of the outdoor music and festival season.

Compared with securing a ticket, reducing your festival footprint is easy Change by degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your household’s carbon footprint Got a question or tip for reducing household emissions? Email us at changebydegrees@theguardian. com Most fans heading to Strawberry Fields next weekend won’t need to drive. The multi-day music, arts and wellbeing festival on the banks of the Murray River, near Tocumwal in New South Wales, is a three-hour drive from Melbourne and seven from Sydney. But instead of…