Mahindra Blues Festival, Mumbai

The Blues go Green! Asia’s largest Blues music festival went all in to ensure that the event was sustainable. 94% of all waste generated at the event was saved from the landfills and was instead sent for reusing, recycling, composting or conversion into biogas.

Food stalls used biodegradable serving wares made from natural materials such as sugarcane, wood and Areca leaves. The festival was a plastic straw-free event and water dispensers were set up across the venue to eliminate disposable plastic water bottles. Small, yet effective measures such as placing bulk sauce dispensers across the food court helped avoid the use of single-use, non-recyclable sachets. We absolutely love it when large festivals lead the way by going green and set the trend of going zero waste. 

Magnetic Fields Festival

Taking our sustainability project to the sprawling deserts of Alsisar, was an adventurous project. With 3 days of non-stop music and onsite camping, this desert party is one that does not sleep! Despite the challenges that come with remote locations, we were happy to have saved 85% of the event waste away from the local village dumping ground.

Mahindra Kabira Festival, Varanasi

The stunning Mahindra Kabira music festival, held in the mystical ghats of Varanasi was a celebration of music, culture and the poet Kabir. The festival went all in to make their event free of disposable plastics. Thousands of plastic bottles were avoided by setting up water dispensers. The festival kit for the event attendees included beautiful copper bottles and reusable bags. Disposable plastic plates were replaced with reusable or compostable serving wares. As a result, the festival significantly reduced the amount of waste generated in the first place. 96% of the waste generated was sent for recycling, composting and biogas plants. And the venues situated on the ancient ghats of Varanasi were left cleaner than we found them.

Bacardi NH7 Weekender, Meghalaya

Nestled in nature and set amidst the pristine hills of Meghalaya, NH7 Weekender a.k.a. the Happiest Music Festival was committed to making Mother Earth happy too. 90% of all waste materials generated at the festival was composted, recycled or collected for reuse, so that nothing but footprints were left behind.

To encourage sustainable practices, the festival undertook a host of initiatives like providing discounts to fans who reused their beverage cups, ensuring that sustainable decor materials like bamboo and cloth were incorporated across the festival, and that only 100% compostable, eco-friendly serving wares were used at the food stalls.

BUDxMumbai

We were thrilled to help make BUDX, Budweiser’s global collaboration platform, a zero waste event. 93% of all waste generated at the festival was saved from landfills through the implementation of sustainable waste management processes.

From setting up water dispensers and promoting cup reuse, to using digital displays and even recycling cigarette butts, the festival undertook measures to take their sustainability efforts up a notch. The food court was a disposable plastic-free zone and all excess foods were shared with underprivileged communities. Big ups to the Budweiser and Vice Media teams for weaving sustainability into the very core of the festival.

SBI Green Marathon, Mumbai, 2018

94% of the waste generated at the event was diverted away from landfills.

We thrilled to have partnered with an event that's ready to go the extra mile to make their marathon sustainable and green.

The organisers took it to the next level by doing away with disposable plastic bottles and instead placed water dispensers across the route. Runners were provided with hot, wholesome and healthy meals instead of packaged foods, ridding the event of all that plastic packaging waste. Eating from compostable plates and cutleries made the breakfast even better. And all runners took away a little green something as well. Their kit included a plant to take home, and the bibs were made from recycled paper with seeds in it.