Eco-responsibility

February 7, 2024

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Eco-responsibility at Tempo Latino is nothing new; for several years now, the Festival has been working in this direction. To support us in this approach, we called on the Élémen'terre Association, commissioned by the Occitanie Region to set up the "Événements Détonnants" label for eco-responsible events in Occitanie.

Here's our eco-responsibility retrospective:

Since 1996:
Eco-decoration of the Festival using recycled materials (psychedelic palms made from plastic bottles and sheaths, cork garlands, wooden and bamboo casas...). Eco-decoration workshops.

Since 2000:
Risk prevention stand: hearing prevention (distribution of earplugs, children's helmets, prevention of risky behavior / breathalyser).

Since 2002:
Selective waste sorting: tric skips and used oil recycling.
Sustainable tableware for catering.

Since 2008:
Transport of festival-goers via our Shuttle service from Toulouse, Auch and Agen to Vic-Fezensac, as well as the Navetitas which serve 20 communes around the Festival.

Since 2009 :
Recyclable glasses

Since 2018:
Biodegradable apple gelatin straws 100% organic and 100% biodegradable.

Since 2022:
Energy savings: replacement of light bulbs and LED garlands.
No plastic bottles are sold in the Festival bars, and water fountains are available to the public.

It's a long way to go, but we're committed to it....

What is an "explosive" event?
It's an event that contrasts with current event proposals, a committed and responsible event. Committed to reducing its environmental impact, it federates and mobilizes its teams, partners and audiences around the issues of ecological and societal transition, and gives itself the means to deploy a global, structured and continuously improving eco-responsible approach. It's also an event that logically de-tunes, since it reduces its carbon emissions, waste, energy consumption and the resources used for its staging. And it's an astonishing event, offering to experiment with the ecological and societal transition in new, more sustainable and inclusive ways!