COMMENT

One of Scotland’s biggest outdoor music festivals is set to impose a ban on plastic bottles this year.

The Scottish Government has urged other event organisers to follow the lead of the Hebridean Celtic Festival on the Isle of Lewis.

It has asked caterers only to serve drinks in paper cups and will only be issuing reusable water bottles to crew, volunteers and acts like Deacon Blue and The Fratellis.

Fans attending the event will be urged not to bring “singleuse” plastic bottles along to the event, which is staged in the grounds of Lews Castle, in Stornoway.

Extra water stations will be installed throughout the festival arena, where caterers will also be asked to serve soft drinks in paper cups and use 100 per cent biodegradable plates and cutlery, which can be composted after the event.

Hebcelt was highly commended for its efforts to

“The success of these actions is dependent on the goodwill of our visitors, the willingness of our vendors and the sterling efforts of our green team”

CAROLINE MACLENANN