Tramlines is a three day party for thousands of attendees each year however it’s our responsibility as a festival to ensure we are working to maximise the ways in which our event makes a positive impact, whilst reducing the negative impacts on Hillsborough Park, the environment and the community.
Events have positive economic and social benefits to society, and should be valued as such, but we do recognise that events inevitably have an impact on our immediate surroundings and the planet.Â
We are working hard to reduce these impacts, you can read more below on how we’re doing this and what you can do to help!
In 2022 we took the Vision: 2025 pledge and joined the community of events who are working together to create more sustainable events and work towards the goal of cutting environmental impacts by 50% by 2025.Â
You can read more about Vision 2025 here.
Climate Change continues to be the biggest threat to our planet and the largest contributor for most festivals is customer travel. At Tramlines HQ we are committed to reducing our impact on the environment and lowering our carbon footprint.Â
We work with Ecolibrium to reduce the environmental impacts of travel, the largest source of emissions from live events. Customers can contribute donations upwards of £1 to Ecolibrium’s environmental restoration partners and support communities on the front line of climate change when purchasing tickets.Â
As Tramlines is a metropolitan festival and easily accessible via public transport and walking routes, our carbon footprint is significantly less than most other festivals. In 2023 over 55% of the audience walked or got public transport to and from the event.
There are water points situated at various locations in the festival, meaning it’s easier than ever for our customers to fill up their reusable water bottles. The water points are communicated with customers prior to the event through social media, email and our customer App.
We have signed the AIF Drastic on Plastic in 2024, working hard to eliminate all non-essential single use plastic at Tramlines.Â
All plastic straws are banned across all bars and traders. All food traders packaging and cutlery are certified compostable, including paper and cardboard cups, wooden cutlery and stirrers, and paper straws.Â
All cups used for your drinks in 2024 were recyclable, biodegradable, compostable and re-pulpable and most bars were selling canned drinks. All trader’s drinks were also served in cans.
Tramlines has a zero waste to landfill policy with a dedicated team of litter pickers who work throughout the festival and after the event, to leave the park as we found it. All waste is either sorted for recycling or energy production.