Paradise City Festival Belgium Doubles Down On Sustainability For 10th Anniversary

Paradise City Festival returns to the lush gardens of Castle Ribaucourt in Perk, Belgium, June 27-29, to celebrate its 10th anniversary.

After being named one of last year’s most sustainable festivals by A Greener Future, the team is far from done. “This summer,” a press release from Paradise City Festival states, “they’re doubling down on key impact areas – mobility, catering, and waste – to move even closer to a truly circular festival model.”

For one, the festival addresses the biggest source of CO2 production at events, which is audience travel. For Paradise City, it’s nearly half the festival’s total CO2 emissions, thus “reducing car traffic remains a top priority” for the event’s organizers, who stated, “since launching night trains and electric shuttle services in 2022, the percentage of visitors traveling by train has grown from 7.8% to 20.5%.”

This year, the festival aims to push that number further, targeting 30% of visitors by train. Paradise City has once again partnered with Brussels Airport, which offering a free electric shuttle service between Vilvoorde Station and the festival grounds.

Paradise City also continues to offers exclusively plant-based food across the entire site. “All ingredients are seasonal, local, and sustainably sourced, and dishes are served on reusable or compostable tableware. Meat is off the menu, and food waste is minimized through portion control and thoughtful planning,” the press release continues.

Following a 52.8% recycling rate achieved in 2024, Paradise City is continuing to evolve its waste management practices, especially on the campsite, where waste volumes remained high. New measures in 2025 include: two recycling stations to reduce queues and increase returns; a €10 deposit system, encouraging campers to sort and return their waste bags; extra on-site staff and volunteers guiding sorting and tent cleanup; expanded ban on single-use plastics, now including goodies and partner merch; a shift to reusable glass bottles by select beverage partners.

Last but not least: energy. This year, Paradise City Festival will deploy “a smart energy network,” prioritizing solar power and displaying real-time consumption data to the public. The number of solar panels will increase by 30%, and a new power connection will provide 100% green electricity to the production zone, even during load-in and load-out.

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