Soundsplash Festival Keeps It Green, with Innovative Environmental Strategies
Renowned for its great music lineup and stunning location, Raglan’s Soundsplash also leads the summer festival pack in
its commitment to progressive environmental and sustainability practices.
2017 will once again see Soundsplash partner with a number of local and national organisations in a quest to create
their greenest festival yet.
The three-day January event has a long history of pioneering eco-friendly initiatives. An originator in the zero-waste
festival movement, this summer Soundsplash will again partner with Raglan’s Xtreme Zero Waste to implement waste
diversion systems, with an aim of beating the already-impressive 82% diversion rate from 2016’s festival. In total,
almost 62m3 of material was collected from the site, over 70% of which was recycled or composted, with the majority of
the remainder being sent to landfill.
On-site camping also provides an environmental focus point. Early messaging has already gone out to campers encouraging
them to pre-and recycle during their Soundsplash stay, and to leave behind an empty site. An increased number of
recycling stations will be in place throughout campgrounds, with monitor stations operating 24 hours. All leftover food
and camping equipment will be sorted and donated to Waikato Environment Centre’s Kaivolution and Extreme Zero Waste
recycling store Kaahu’s Nest respectively.
Conscious of their incredible coastal location, Soundsplash will once again keep an eye towards protecting our oceans.
Kiwis Against Seabed Mining (KASM) and Karioi – Maunga ki te Moana will both offer workshops at the festival, and
Plastic Bag Free Raglan will be on hand offering bio bags and raising awareness on the impact of plastics on both the
sea and landfill.
All on-site stallholders must commit to selling recyclable or compostable products, and other workshops and vendors have
been selected to enhance the wellbeing of festival attendees. On offer will be traditional Māori healing practices and
medicine, nutritional advice, yoga, mindfulness workshops and more.
Soundsplash also supports its local community by offering free tickets for volunteers from a number of Raglan-based
non-profit eco organisations.
Tickets to Soundsplash available at eventfinda.co.nz. Make sure you’re there to experience the top music lineup, stunning surroundings, great all-ages environment and
commitment to positive change that make Soundsplash a must-do this summer.
For further information head to soundsplash.co.nz, and stay tuned for timetable details and further Soundsplash updates.
Soundsplash Festival
January 20, 21, 22
Wainui Reserve, Raglan
Tickets on sale now from eventfinda.co.nz
Performing at Soundsplash 2017:
SIX60, State of Mind, Little Bushman, Tiki Taane, Mike Love, Mungo’s Hi Fi ft YT, Ed Solo, Hollie Smith, Three Houses
Down, Ocean Alley, My Baby, Cornerstone Roots, Pacific Heights, Raiza Biza, MAALA, Iva Lamkum, Drax Project, Ace
Cosgrove, Lime Cordiale, Sunshine Sound System, Hipstamatics, Diaz Grimm, K+Lab, Aroha, Jay Bulletproof, Flowidus,
Yoko-Zuna & Third3ye, AceTones, ManaLion, Sister Nesk & MC Rafiki, Mighty Mighty, Sgt Benji, Jafa Mafia, Dubsonic, Jamin-I, DJ Atmosphere, RudeKat, Cian, Jungle Fari, B Rex,
Brown Brothers, Bobo.
Environmental partners include:
Xtreme Zero Waste, Kaivolution, Kaahu’s Nest, KASM, Karioi – Maunga ki te Moana, Plastic Bag Free Raglan and Whaingaroa
Environment Centre.
For any media enquiries and interviews, please contact:
Julie Warmington julie@bespokeagency.co.nz
About Soundsplash –. Soundsplash originally ran from 2001-2008 and was voted ‘Festival of Choice for 2005/06’ by Rip It
Up Magazine. After a few silent years, Soundsplash has evolved into a multi-sub genre music festival that has now become
a highlight of the summer calendar. With its progressive environmental focus, Soundsplash also supports off-the-grid and
innovative new ideas. Soundsplash is located 90 minutes from Auckland via State Highway 1 or 45 minutes from Hamilton
via State Highway 23.
Soundsplash site photos, plus artist images and bios here
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