We want to make our festival even more sustainable and future-proof! That’s why, together with you, we aim to organize our festival in the coming years with even more care for nature, animals, and people than we already do. 

Let’s keep on rocking in a green world! 💚

What are we already doing behind the scenes?

  • Sustainable crew gear: Our crew is off to a great start—crew shirts are made from fairtrade, organic cotton, and they get around on bicycles instead of scooters or cars.
  • Reducing our carbon footprint: Backstage meals are 50% vegetarian or vegan, and refrigerators stocked with plastic bottles have been replaced with drinking stations where the crew refills reusable bottles.
  • Waste management: Just like on the festival grounds, waste backstage is intensively sorted. Collected waste is then processed in the most environmentally friendly way possible. Any remaining waste goes to a special incinerator that converts it into electricity.
  • Efficient energy use: On the festival grounds and campsites, we use Powerplants to ensure that only the necessary generators are running at any given time. This helps distribute energy efficiently and saves liters of diesel!
  • Repurposing merchandise: Leftover merchandise doesn’t end up in the trash! Thanks to the Pinkpop Pop-Up Shop at the festival, vintage items get a second life. We also regularly donate leftover crew shirts to meaningful initiatives.
  • Recycling decorations: We reuse as much of our decoration materials as possible. Old banners are transformed into new merchandise, and older décor is moved backstage when new designs are needed for the festival grounds.
  • Minimizing print materials: We view documents digitally as much as possible, and when printing is necessary, we aim for 50% recycled paper (like our posters) or FSC-certified materials (like our program booklets).
  • Donating leftover camping supplies: After the festival, leftover items from campers are donated to local thrift stores or food banks whenever possible.
  • Monitoring and improving waste streams: We closely monitor our waste streams and work to make new waste streams as circular as possible.

What can you already notice on the festival grounds and campsites?

  • Eco-friendly restrooms: You can use the toilets guilt-free—recycled toilet paper is provided everywhere, and the flush toilets have water-saving reservoirs. This saves water and avoids the need to flush large amounts of chemicals, unlike bio-toilets.
  • Clean festival grounds: Thanks to the waste depots and our cup-to-cup system, the festival lawn is still visible at the end of the day. No more sitting on someone’s leftover mayonnaise or a discarded plastic cup!
  • Food choices: On the grounds and at the Kalm Aan Baan, you can choose from a wide food lineup. Alongside hearty meals, many food trucks offer delicious vegetarian, vegan, organic, and fair-trade options on their menus.
  • Reduced paper waste: You’ll only receive one program booklet, and visitors are not allowed to hand out flyers at Pinkpop, helping to minimize paper waste.
  • Water-saving showers: On the campsite, your shower water flows from water-saving showerheads.

In short: You, as a visitor, are incredibly important! Thanks to your cooperation with our sustainable initiatives:

  • The grass at Megaland and our campsites remains cleaner every year.
  • All plastic cups are returned neatly through our cup-to-cup system.
  • We increasingly serve (sustainable) food and drinks in reusable packaging.
  • The campsites stay green even after the festival ends.

What Can You Do?

Start early and travel sustainably to Pinkpop! The biggest impact of your festival visit comes from how you travel. Walk or bike to the festival! You can park your bike for free near the main entrance. Not from the area? Use public transport or join an organized round-trip bus! In both cases, we’ll happily drop you off at the festival grounds with a festival shuttle (running from Landgraaf Station, our campsites, or the bus drop-off point).

If you’re driving, make sure every seat in your car is filled and carpool with fellow Pinkpop fans! It’s more fun, cheaper, and better for the environment. You can easily arrange shared rides via the Slinger app!

Join Us On The Road to Zero Waste! This year, we’re separating five waste streams on the campsites: plastic, paper, deposit packaging, camping equipment, and residual waste. But we can’t do it alone and need the help of our campers! Will you make sure to dispose of your waste in the correct bag this year?

If something breaks, bring it to the campsite reception so we can repair it or donate it to someone in need. Please don’t leave your tent behind! Tents are not easy to recycle and often end up in landfills. If your tent is broken, take it to the recycling zone.

Our Goals and Partners 

Thanks to the sustainability policy we introduced in early 2023, together with our colleagues from Down the Rabbit Hole and Lowlands, sustainability is higher on the agenda than ever. The five key pillars—energy, resources and materials, mobility and transport, water, and food and drinks—are central to our organization throughout the year.

We also aim to inspire our crew, partners, and suppliers and integrate sustainability into our collaborations. This way, future Pinkpop fans can hopefully continue to enjoy our festival for generations to come!

Want to learn more about our sustainability goals for 2030? Read more here!