Calgary’s Folk Festival is ramping up its environmental initiatives as it prepares to host more than 40,000 people this weekend, marking the first in-person event in three years.
Prince’s Island Park is expected to be filled to the max with music lovers, street vendors, and about 100 volunteers which means a lot of extra trash can be expected.
“With these initiatives, we manage to divert between 80 and 90 per cent of the waste that is generated on site,” Leishman said. “In here you have your refundable plates, they urge you to bring your own water bottles, everything to save the environment,” he said.Other attendees like Sibavaughn Wiley agree that the event has come a long way in reducing its environmental impact even as its grown its cultural one.
Calgary Folk Festival runs from July 21 to July 24 with the gates at Prince’s Island Park officially opening Thursday at 4:30 p.m.By the end of this year, all companies in Canada will be barred from importing or manufacturing single use plastic items such as bags, stir sticks, straws, six-pack rings, and takeout containers.