Osheaga and its joint festivals will not use plastic straws this summer
Straws suck, but they won’t be at this year’s Osheaga music festival.
The massive concert promoter, Evenko, is the latest company to follow the lead of several high-profile restaurant chains in banning plastic straws.
Besides Osheaga, Evenko also announced that its joint venues, HeavyMTL, ‘77, île Soniq and YUL Eats will also ban the use of single-use plastic straws.
For the 2018 edition of #Osheaga new measures will make it possible to pursue @evenko ’s ecoresponsible approach. This summer, evenko is putting an end to the use of plastic straws on its festival sites such as Osheaga, 77 Montréal, HEAVY MONTRÉAL & îleSoniq. pic.twitter.com/izaLB0PWgE
— OSHEAGA (@osheaga) July 16, 2018
Evenko also revealed that a giant tanker truck will supply festival-goers with free drinking water which aims to considerably reduce the use of individual bottles while encouraging the use of reusable containers.
In increasing efforts to remain more eco-conscious, the festival will require food kiosks to use recyclable cups and utensils while prohibiting the use of Styrofoam.
Evenko will also include more bike racks to promote more eco-friendly modes of transportation.
Osheaga will rock-out strawless from August 3-5 at Parc Jean-Drapeau.