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Paradise City: Sustainable music festival in Belgium

Paradise City Festival is one of the most popular, because of its green policy. It takes place every year in city Perk and it last for 3 days. Organizers have taken sustainability in terms of providing the greenest festival experience possible. Their mission is to show other people that large gatherings don’t have to be always associated with damaging the planet. They truly believe that people after a visit could implement some of the changes to their own lives. Moreover, Paradise City Festival acknowledges the costs of sustainability, adapting spaces and places to meet its mission with 10 step process: green energy, food, waste, water, awareness, paper, communication, CO2, camping and transport. They are all explained very precisely on their website. It’s just worth noticing that these 10 steps toward sustainability involve a lot more than simple carbon footprint reduction. They are mainly showing a walk toward a sustainable future, both within our matter and for the coming generations.








 

sources:
https://enfntsterribles.com/paradise-city-festival-ecological-footprint-neubau/
https://paradisecity.be/green/

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  1. Caring for the environment should be a priority especially for our generation and it is good that you are presenting this important topic. Your posts are really well written and interesting.

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    1. Thanks for noticing, I'm really interested in those kind of stuff and sharing them with others. I know how important is that, especially nowadays, to educate yourself in that area.

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  2. Apart from trying to be sustainable and promoting this idea, is it a regular festival? What is its theme - music, theatre, opera?

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    1. It's music festival, for 3 days new bands and singers. You have an option to buy just 1 day all whole 3 day ticket. It's of course a matter of money that you want to spend.

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