Rent-a-tent: Meet the company tackling camping waste, one festival at a time

Scenes of discarded tents at festivals and popular beauty spots have caused concern across Europe in recent years. But now a scheme based in the UK is offering a greener way to holiday al fresco.

As an antidote to abandoned tents at summer festivals, campers across Britain are signing up for rent-a-tent schemes, meaning they no longer have to splash out on camping gear they might only use once.

Why are abandoned tents such a big problem in the UK?

Over Easter, nature sites in Scotland and Wales were littered with abandoned camping waste, including tents and sleeping bags. The waste was left behind by visitors making the most of the warm

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