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- Reading Festival generated more than 700 tonnes of waste, including 71 tonnes of abandoned tents, in 2024.
- Festival Republic said waste fell from 780 tonnes in 2023 to 702 tonnes in 2024.
- Organisers urged campers to take belongings home or use on-site donation points rather than leaving them.
- Drone footage showed thousands of tents and piles of rubbish, food packaging and broken mattresses after the event.
