Festival-goer ‘really struggling’ after spotting one thing left behind at campsite

The UK is home to a host of popular festivals every year, with thousands of people snapping up tickets and camping out for a few days but one music fan was floored by what had been left behind

A woman has been left “really struggling” after a festival came to a close and she saw what had been left behind at the campsite. The summer is known for the litany of exciting festivals on offer, with thousands and thousands of music lovers and outdoor enthusiasts descending on locations armed with a tent and as much alcohol as can be smuggled through the gates.

Whether it’s the world renowned, trendsetting Glastonbury, the naturally beautiful and awe-inspiring Green Man Festival, firm favourites Reading and Leeds festivals, Download, Creamfields and more, the UK knows how to put on a summer show.

As countless people rock up laden down with equipment to camp over with while revelling in the joy a festival offers, it can – in some cases – lead to a mass amount of rubbish and waste destined for landfill.

Fashion graduate Jess Oriley is determined to combat and repurpose abandoned tents, transforming them into unisex clothing and accessories.

Over the last three years, she has been “salvaging” UK music festivals but a recent campsite visit proved to be quite the shock. She quickly branded it the “worst” she had ever seen in her “whole life”.

She posted a video of the festival’s aftermath to her brand J.O.Studio’s Instagram account, where she said she “didn’t think it could get any worse”.

The footage captured thousands of discarded tents, air-beds, sleeping bags, clothes, camping equipment “and even toilets overflowing with human waste”, as well as heaps of rubbish and more.

The sustainable fashion lover was stunned after being presented with a space that looked as though every attendee had “got up on the Monday morning and left all of their belongings in the campsite”.

In the caption accompanying the damning clip, Jess penned: “I went to another festival salvage yesterday and although I felt ready, nothing could prepare me for the state of the site.

“Over 70,000 people went to this particular festival at the weekend and by the looks of it everyone left their campsites A STATE.

“There was practically no one that had taken their tents, the majority of people had left them along with their sleeping bags, airbeds, clothes and all their rubbish!

“It seems to be acceptable now to treat your campsite like an actual DUMP, litter and leave all your waste behind (as well as s***ting in your tent? What is that about guys???)”

Jess explained “around 100 volunteers” were given a “few hours to salvage the campsite” before pointing out how items left behind at festival fields are rarely, if ever, “repurposed or reused”.

She added: “At the end of the Monday evening the festival organisers just bulldoze the whole site and everything gets sent to landfill!

“I’m really struggling to comprehend how we got to this point or even how it seems to be acceptable to show this little regard for somewhere?

“I see so many festivals paying lip service to ‘sustainability’ but it actually feels like in reality the system is SO BROKEN.”

In the comments section, people shared their shock and outrage at the disrespectful scene, with many calling for festivals to impose fines for those who don’t responsibly discard of their camping gear and belongings.