“Even Chairs in Perfect Condition Are Left Behind”: Festival Waste at Graspop Gets a Second Life Thanks to Sjans, Foodsavers and Klus & Verhuis

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From cans of warmed-up beer to pop-up tents and cool boxes: the Boneyard North and South campsites at Graspop in Dessel, near Antwerp, are traditionally littered with discarded festival waste. Material that could still be perfectly used, according to the organizations Sjans, Foodsavers, and Klus & Verhuis. Today, they joined forces to give these items a second life. “There is even enough beer left behind to make our own gin again.”