Our team constantly strives to be sustainable. We work hard all year round to ensure we employ a full range of environmental measures designed to maintain the land, animals, flora and fauna that inhabit the Lost Paradise site.
Our aim is to always minimise any negative environmental impacts of our festival. Below, we have attempted to cover the main sustainable measures taken by Lost Paradise and our main suppliers to reduce our impact in 2023 and beyond.
In an effort to keep Paradisians accountable, we have introduced the ‘Paradisian Pledge’; a must-sign pledge for all Lost Paradise attendees when purchasing tickets.
“I will ensure our slice of Paradise remains safe, green and clean. I will actively respect myself, others, and the land upon which we celebrate.”
B-Alternative and the Lost Paradise Green Team will be out in force in 2023, mounting daily campsite cleanups and dancefloor patrols to make sure no waste contamination is left behind.
Break something? Don’t bin it – head to the B-Alternative Repair Cafè at the campground hubs for missing tent poles, broken tent repair, good old-fashioned duct tape or some environmental chats – the team is here to help salvage your camp gear so you can take it home with you and bring it back for next year.
To empower patrons to leave no trace, our recycling scheme offers the ability to recycle vessels purchased from our bars in return for a discount towards other purchases at the festival. Return your used vessel to the recycling tent (located in the Lost Village) to receive a $1 discount on your next purchase via our cashless system. Win-win!
It’s no secret that the biggest environmental impact is CO2 emissions in the atmosphere. Besides curating a line-up that comprises largely of local acts (meaning less international flights), we pride ourselves on our wonderful track record of averaging 3.6 people per car coming into site.
Want to help us go further while taking the stress out of getting to Paradise? Ditch the car and book the Paradise Coach, with various pickup spots throughout Sydney, Gosford and the Central Coast.
Tents being left behind at festivals are a worldwide endemic reflective of today’s era of convenience. To counter this in 2023, we’re bringing back Tent Village. Hire a high-quality budget tent (with or without a mattress and bedding), then simply arrive, stay and leave the site without needing to set up (or pack down) your own tent.
Additionally, our Glamping options provide the same convenience in a more high-end package. Head to our Accommodation page for more details.
We have made a considerable effort towards banning single-use plastics throughout the event’s back of house. Artists, crew and staff will all be using reusable water containers. We hope we can lead by example and encourage others to minimise single-use plastic water bottles as well (eventually, we would like to see single-use plastics banned in their entirety).
There will be plenty of free water stations around the site – please bring your reusable water bottle and make use of them.
Be a good Paradisian and participate enthusiastically in our recycling program. Use the bins provided to compost and recycle as much as possible.
If you bring it along, please take it home! It’s imperative you leave space in your car to take your camping gear home, please. Everything must go – especially bulky items like tents, chairs, eskys and other camping equipment – ‘a tent is for life, not just for a festival’, as they say.
Any other broken or bulky items can go into one of our landfill bins in the campsite, but we encourage you to minimise your waste and impact on the environment.