Recycling

Did you know?

An average Belgian festival visitor accounts for about 1500 grams of waste per day. At Couleur Café this is only 850 grams per person. Last year we sorted 65% of all waste, which makes us the greenest Belgian event of that size. In terms of sorting, food and mobility, not only do we want to make a difference ourselves, we try to encourage our visitors to partake in these actions. First and foremost by being a good role model. This year we add an extra 20 sorting islands to the 140 islands we had last year to break a new record! 

How much does every types of waste weigh (in Kg)?

How to achieve this score?

• We've got 160 recycling islands with 3 bins: one for organic waste, one for PMD/PMC and one for residual waste.
• Cutlery and plates are made from organic products such as corn starch and cane sugar. This has one big benefit: they are 100% biodegradable and thus don’t create any waste at all. 90% of all cups we be upcycled into 3D printing wire. 
• Cup Recup: in exchange for 40 cups, you receive 1 free drink. Over 90 % of all cups gets recovered.
• 300 environmental volunteers will be on the site for 2 weeks to help you recycle and to clean up the festival site.
• Outside the public zone, Couleur Café sorts in 8 fractions: glass, PMD, paper/cardboard, biodegradable, wood, iron, residual waste and oils.
• Last but not least: Thank you for your involvement! Keep up the good work!